Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/35162 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 3490
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper provides new evidence on time use and subjective well-being of employed and unemployed individuals in 14 countries. We devote particular attention to characterizing and modeling job search intensity, measured by the amount of time devoted to searching for a new job. Job search intensity varies considerably across countries, and is higher in countries that have higher wage dispersion. We also examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and job search.
Subjects: 
Unemployment
job search
time use
unemployment benefits
inequality
JEL: 
J64
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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