The Lot of the Unemployed: A Time Use Perspective

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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.

Year of Publication
2008
Number
524
Date Published
05/2008
Publication Language
eng
Citation Key
7865
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Working Papers