Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: C Green
Author-Name-First: C
Author-Name-Last: Green
Title: Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain. The Effect
of Informal Job Search Methods on
Post-Displacement Outcomes.
Abstract: Informal job search methods could alleviate short-term labour market
difficulties of displaced workers by providing information on job opportu-
nities, allowing them to signal their productivity and may mitigate wage
losses through better post-displacement job matching. However if dis-
placement results from reductions in demand for specific sectors/skills,
the use of informal job search methods may increase the risk of job insta-
bility. We examine the effect of jobs search methods on post-displacement
outcomes. While informal job search methods are associated with shorter
unemployment duration, and lower wage losses, they lead to increased job
instability and increased risk of subsequent job displacement.
Creation-Date: 2009
File-URL: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/economics/working-papers/ShortTerm.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Number: 599230
Classification-JEL: 
Keywords: Job Displacement, Search Methods, Job Security
Handle: RePEc:lan:wpaper:599230