On-the-job search and wage dispersion: New evidence from time use data

被引:6
作者
Mueller, Andreas [1 ]
机构
[1] Stockholm Univ, Inst Int Econ Studies, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
On-the-job search; Turnover; Wage dispersion; Time use;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.08.034
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper provides new evidence on time devoted to job search by the employed in the U.S. I find that search effort decreases with the current wage, with an elasticity between -0.7 and -1.3. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:124 / 127
页数:4
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