TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Longhi, Simonetta
AU  - Taylor, Mark P.
        TI  - Employed and Unemployed Job Seekers: Are They Substitutes?
        PY  - 2011/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5827
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5827
        AB  - The job search literature suggests that on-the-job search reduces the probability of unemployed people finding a job. However, there is no evidence that employed and unemployed job seekers are similar or apply for the same jobs. We combine the Labour Force Survey and the British Household Panel Survey to compare employed and unemployed job seekers in terms of individual characteristics, preferences over working hours, job-search strategies, and employment histories. We find substantial differences, which persist over the business cycle and remain after controlling for unobserved heterogeneity. We conclude that the unemployed do not directly compete with employed job seekers.
        KW  - job competition
KW  - unemployment
KW  - on-the-job search
KW  - employment histories
KW  - panel data
        ER  -