scholarly journals Do Neighbors Help Finding a Job? Social Networks and Labor Market Outcomes after Plant Closures

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke J. Jahn ◽  
Michael Neugart
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Plant Closures

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 Social Networks, Employee Selection, and Labor Market Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 825-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Hensvik ◽  
Oskar Nordström Skans
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Employee Selection ◽  
Market Outcomes

Can Arts-Based Interventions Enhance Labor Market Outcomes Among Youth?

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Calero ◽  
Veronica Gonzales ◽  
Yuri Soares ◽  
Jochen Kluve ◽  
Carlos Henrique Leite Corseuil
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Market Outcomes
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