Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58759 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6134
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This study assesses the effects of education on both job search intensity and re-employment success for unemployed workers. Given that the positive correlation between education and job search intensity or re-employment success is likely to be confounded by the endogeneity of education, we make use of data on compulsory schooling laws to create instrumental variables to assess the causal effects of education. Based on data from the Labour Force Survey and the Canadian Census, we find that education both significantly increases job search intensity and significantly improves re-employment success for the unemployed. The evidence on job search intensity provides insights into one potential mechanism through which education may increase the probability of re-employment following unemployment.
Subjects: 
education
adaptability
unemployment
job search
causal effects
compulsory schooling laws
JEL: 
I21
J64
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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