Abstract
Liquidity constraints prompt the unemployed to intensify their job search, but does that produce better labour market outcomes? Using longitudinal Australian data, we test the effect of objective proxy indicators of liquidity constraints on job search and concomitant labour market outcomes. We find that liquidity constraints, specifically their severe form ‘hardship’, intensify job search without improving short‐run employment outcomes or objective job quality (if a job is secured), whereas subjective job quality outcomes are worse. Moreover, we find evidence that the quit intention is higher and the concomitant medium‐run employment stability is lower for those who found jobs facing hardship.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 625-646 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 5 Nov 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2020 |
JEL classifications
- j64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
- j01 - Labor Economics: General
- j28 - "Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy"
Keywords
- CASH-ON-HAND
- MATCH QUALITY
- PERSONALITY
- DURATION
- BENEFITS
- REEMPLOYMENT
- ESTIMATORS
- HARDSHIP
- BEHAVIOR
- WORK