The Lot of the Unemployed: A Time Use Perspective

By Alan B. Krueger, Andreas I. Mueller. Social Science Research Network, 2012

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This paper provides new evidence on time use and subjective well-being of employed and unemployed individuals in 14 countries. We devote particular attention to characterizing and modeling job search intensity, measured by the amount of time devoted to searching for a new job. Job search intensity varies considerably across countries, and is higher in countries that have higher wage dispersion. We also examine the relationship between unemployment benefits and job search.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Social Psychology

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UNEMPLOYED BUT OPTIMISTIC: OPTIMAL INSURANCE DESIGN WITH BIASED BELIEFS (2015, background): “The average exit rate in the sample equals the exit rate in the model given the current UI system and the elasticity of e¤ort to unemployment bene ts matches the empirical estimates by Krueger and Mueller (2008).”
The Effects of Unemployment Insurance Benefits: New Evidence and Interpretation (2016, unknown): “In a fascinating series of papers, Krueger and Mueller (2010), Krueger et al. (2011), Krueger and Mueller (2012), and Krueger and Mueller (2016) have documented”
Too Old to Work, Too Young to Retire? (2017, methodology): “Krueger and Mueller (2012) show – using time use data for six countries - that the time spent in job search is decreasing after age 30, while in the US the maximum is reached for the age group 46-50 (Aguiar et al. (2013)) 27 patterns plotted in panels D of Figures 2 and 4 respectively – side by…”
Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout (2013, background): “For example Krueger and Mueller (2008) find that television viewing constitutes fully one third of the “awake” time of the unemployed in the United States.”
Dissatisfied with Life, but Having a Good Day: Time-Use and Well-Being of the Unemployed (2010, unknown): “In a study similar to the DRM, Krueger and Mueller (2008) compare the emotional well-”