• Analysis of the discouraged worker phenomenon : evidence from micro data 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 453, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: In this paper we analyze labor force participation with particular reference to the discouraged worker effect. The theoretical point of departure is a simple model where the worker evaluates the expected utility ...
    • Labor force participation and the discouraged worker effect 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;642, Working paper, 2010)
      This paper analyzes labor force participation with particular reference to the discouraged worker effect. Discouraged workers are those who do not search for work because they view their chances of finding a suitable job ...
    • Search behavior, aggregate rationality and the discouraged worker effect 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion papers;906, Working paper, 2019-04)
      Discouraged workers are those who have given up search due to (perceived) low chances of obtaining work. In this paper we first develop a model for the probability of being in the labor force as a function of the probability ...