Affiliation:
1. Department of Economics, University of Antwerp , Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp , Belgium
2. Centre for Social Policy Herman Deleeck, University of Antwerp , Antwerp , Belgium
Abstract
AbstractIncreasing the employment rate of individuals aged 55+ is a key challenge in many OECD countries. While labor market discrimination and policy measures have been put forward as possible explanations, the role of job search remains largely unexplored. Yet, it determines to a large extent the match between supply and demand on the labor market. In this paper, we examine age-related differences in job search behavior. As skills have often become outdated for older workers, but job mobility may enhance their employment, we analyze search behavior for the unemployed as well as the employed adopting multiple parameters: job search intensity, use of the public employment agency, and social networking. The results indicate that jobseekers of different age employ different search methods, and that this relationship should be analyzed within the employment context of the jobseeker.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Life-span and Life-course Studies,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management,Geriatrics and Gerontology,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Sociology and Political Science,Industrial relations
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