Search and Nonwage Job Characteristics

• Autores: Paul Sullivan, Theodore. To
• Localización: Journal of human resources, ISSN 0022-166X, Vol. 49, Nº 2, 2014, págs. 472-507
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Abstract:This paper quantifies the importance of nonwage job characteristics to workers by estimating a structural on-the-job search model. The model generalizes the standard search framework by allowing workers to search for jobs based on both wages and job-specific nonwage utility flows. Within the structure of the search model, data on accepted wages and wage changes at job transitions identify the importance of nonwage utility through revealed preference. The estimates reveal that utility from nonwage job characteristics plays an important role in determining job mobility, the value of jobs to workers, and the gains from job search.