How Do the Unemployed Search for a Job? Evidence from the EU Labour Force Survey

Ronald Bachmann and Daniel Baumgarten

No 6753, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using harmonized micro data, this paper investigates the job search behaviour of the unemployed in Europe. The analysis focuses on the importance of individual and household characteristics in this context, as well as on cross-country differences in Europe. Our findings suggest that both individual and household characteristics play an important role, with the latter being more decisive for women. However, even when controlling for these factors, remarkable differences remain between countries, which are associated with institutional characteristics at the country level.

Keywords: search channels; job search (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C38 J20 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2012-07
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Published - published in: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2013, 2:22

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