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A new career in a new town. Job search methods and regional mobility of unemployed workers
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Labour mobility is critical for adjusting imbalance between local labour markets. Yet,
labour markets appear still very localized. Existing studies on job search report that
the choice of search methods influences job outcomes, with social contacts accounting for a substantial fraction of job matches. Whether search methods are conducive
to local or national jobs has not been examined yet. This paper establishes a link
between job search and regional mobility, investigating the impact of search methods
on unemployment exits within and across local labour markets. The effect of search
methods is estimated by a Propensity Score Matching approach, using data from the
British Household Panel Survey. Results show that only direct approach to employers
enhances the job hazard with regional move. Conversely, social contacts and advertisements are found to increase the hazard to local employment, although the effect
of social contacts wears off as the unemployment spell prolongs. No impact is found
by Employment Agencies on either exit. These findings suggest that the widespread
use of social contacts, while enhancing job matches in the local labour market, might
contribute to restrict labour mobility. Therefore, they bear support to policies promoting diffusion and efficacy of alternative methods, particularly when the target is
long-term unemployment. Results also point out the opportunity of reforms of the job
search assistance and placement service offered by Employment Agencies, taking
these limitations into account.
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Local labour markets Regional mobility Job search methods Unemployment duration Social networks
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Morescalchi, Andrea (2021). "A new career in a new town. Job search methods and regional mobility of unemployed workers". Portuguese Economic Journal, 20(2):223-272
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Springer