Network-Based Job Search

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Krug ◽  
Martina Rebien
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Market Outcomes

SummaryUsing a search-theoretical model proposed by Montgomery (1992), we analyze the effects of information flow via social networks (friends, relatives, and other personal contacts) on monetary and non-monetary labor market outcomes. Propensity score matching on survey data from low-status unemployed respondents is used to identify causal effects. The analysis takes into account unobserved heterogeneity by applying Rosenbaum bounds. We show that the standard approach to investigating labor market outcomes in terms of how jobs are found is misleading. As an alternative, we propose focusing comparative analyses of labor market outcomes on how individuals search for jobs and, more particularly, on whether they search for jobs via social networks. Using this approach we find no evidence for causal effects on monetary outcomes such as wages and wage satisfaction. We also find no effects for non-monetary outcomes like job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Labor Market Effects of the Oxycodone-Heroin Epidemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (025) ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
David Cho ◽  
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Daniel I. Garcia ◽  
Joshua Montes ◽  
Alison Weingarden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Prior Exposure ◽  
Causal Effects ◽  
Prescription Opioids ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Market Effects ◽  
History Of

We estimate the causal effects of heroin use on labor market outcomes by proxying for heroin use with prior exposure to oxycodone, the largest of the prescription opioids with a well-documented history of abuse. After a nationwide tightening in the supply of oxycodone in 2010, states with greater prior exposure to oxycodone experienced much larger increases in heroin use and mortality. We find increases in heroin use led to declines in employment and labor force participation rates, particularly for white, young, and less educated groups, consistent with the profile of oxycodone misusers. The results show the importance of extending beyond prescriptions when accounting for the labor market effects of the opioid crisis.

Book Reviews

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 558-560
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Minimum Wages ◽  
New York University ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
Wage Effects ◽  
The Impact

Etienne Wasmer of Sciences Po and LIEPP reviews, “The Minimum Wage and Labor Market Outcomes” by Christopher J. Flinn. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Presents a model based on search and bargaining to use in investigating the impact of a minimum wage on labor market outcomes. Discusses descriptive evidence on minimum wage effects; a model of minimum wage effects on labor market careers; labor market and welfare impacts of minimum wages; minimum wage effects on labor market outcomes—a selective survey; assessing the welfare impacts of actual changes in the minimum wage; econometric issues; model estimates and tests; optimal minimum wages; the on-the-job search; and heterogeneity. Flinn is Professor of Economics at New York University and Senior Research Fellow at Collegio Carlo Alberto.”

scholarly journals Rural Transformation and Labor Market Outcomes among Rural Youths in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13794
Author(s):  
Adedoyin Mistura Rufai ◽  
Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi ◽  
Kabir Kayode Salman ◽  
Mutiat Bukola Salawu ◽  
Abiodun Olusola Omotayo
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Urban Migration ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Rural Transformation ◽  
Positive Effects

In Nigeria, unemployment in rural areas translates to economic problems, such as high levels of rural–urban migration. Interventions aimed at promoting rural transformation and development are designed to generate employment by promoting the growth of sectors such as manufacturing and services in rural areas. In this study, the General Household Survey (GHS) panel data for the post-planting and post-harvest periods of the 2011/2012 and 2015/2016 cropping seasons for Nigeria was used to investigate developments in rural areas in Nigeria between 2011 and 2015, and identified how these developments influenced labor market outcomes among rural youths. Fixed effect models were employed to control for unobserved heterogeneity that may exist because of the different years in the data used. Key levers of sustainable social and economic development, such as access to finance, health services, markets, and infrastructure such as electricity, were considered. The empirical results from the study revealed that being educated as well as having access to infrastructure and information had positive effects on the number of youths that took up wage/salary employment in the rural areas. The study concluded that the diversification of youths into other sectors would have higher growth effects on the development of rural areas, as they can invest more in agriculture, while also reducing the level of dependence on the sector. The study recommends an increase in budgetary allocations for education and rural development projects, with a special focus on electricity and financial institutions, while increasing access to information on available job opportunities.

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