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Source: Department of Economics, Georgetown University
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1. Terris, Kristin Lynn
Job Matching: The Effects of Job Search on Match Quality
Working Paper, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, November 2004.
Also: http://ase.tufts.edu/econ/papers/Terris_Tufts.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Department of Economics, Georgetown University
Keyword(s): Job Search; Job Tenure; Schooling

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In this paper, I analyze a large sample from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to characterize the duration of employment for an individual's first job after leaving school. I find that employment duration has a significant positive correlation with the length of the preceding non-employment spell. I take this as evidence that time spent in job search improves the quality of the match. I also find that there are positive returns to schooling through match quality. In addition, factors that negatively impact an individual's ability to spend time to search for a job increase the hazard out of employment and factors related to family stability decrease the hazard out of employment.
Bibliography Citation
Terris, Kristin Lynn. "Job Matching: The Effects of Job Search on Match Quality." Working Paper, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, November 2004.