Job-Seeking Behavior in Young Adults
Do Unemployment Insurance Benefits Hurt Job Search Efforts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11214417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie L Yegidis (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), Beom S Lee (0000-0002-5489-6960), N S Park (0000-0003-1751-182X), Monica Landers, Margaret M Kennedy |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-140 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01488376.2014.964900 |
| OpenAlex | W2030775395 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and young adults’ job-seeking behavior. In particular, the study evaluated if the extension of UI benefits to 99 weeks in 2008 had direct effects on job search efforts. Three waves (2007–2009) of data (N = 915) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth were analyzed using multiple regression models to assess the association of UI benefits to young adults’ job search efforts. Additionally, the homogeneity of slope coefficients of the UI benefit on job search effort was evaluated across 3 years using an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The results of regression analyses suggest that UI benefits were negatively associated with job search efforts for 2007 and the pooled sample of 2007 to 2009, but the relationship was not significant for 2008 and 2009. The results of the ANCOVA suggest that the UI benefit extension of 2008 did not have any negative association with job search efforts. Future studies should explore the subjective experiences and decisions young adults make in consideration of unemployment, UI benefits, and job search efforts
Analysis of covariance · Economics · Job attitude · Job performance · Job satisfaction · Regression analysis · Unemployment · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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