Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey

dc.contributor.authorSchöer, Volker
dc.contributor.authorLeibbrandt, Murray
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T08:44:44Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T08:44:44Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.updated2016-04-29T08:42:51Z
dc.description.abstractOver recent years, increasing attention has been paid to factors which determine the job search behaviour of the unemployed in South Africa. We provide a framework for analysing the choice of search strategies utilised by unemployed job searchers. Using a simple search model, we show that individual as well as household characteristics either constrain or facilitate the use of particular search methods. Our findings therefore illustrate that the job-seeker's choice of a particular search method is a compromise between what the job-seeker considers to be the most effective way to find job and what is actually a feasible method. This highlights the need to carefully reconsider the way in which we define and statistically evaluate the labour force participation of the South African unemployed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSchöer, V., & Leibbrandt, M. (2006). <i>Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19322en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSchöer, Volker, and Murray Leibbrandt <i>Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19322en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSchöer, V., & Leibbrandt, M. (2006). Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/Mitchell's Plain survey. Centre for Social Science Research: University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Schöer, Volker AU - Leibbrandt, Murray AB - Over recent years, increasing attention has been paid to factors which determine the job search behaviour of the unemployed in South Africa. We provide a framework for analysing the choice of search strategies utilised by unemployed job searchers. Using a simple search model, we show that individual as well as household characteristics either constrain or facilitate the use of particular search methods. Our findings therefore illustrate that the job-seeker's choice of a particular search method is a compromise between what the job-seeker considers to be the most effective way to find job and what is actually a feasible method. This highlights the need to carefully reconsider the way in which we define and statistically evaluate the labour force participation of the South African unemployed. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey TI - Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19322 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19322
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSchöer V, Leibbrandt M. Determinants of job search strategies: evidence from the Khayelitsha/ Mitchell's Plan survey. 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19322en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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