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dc.contributor.authorDagsvik, John K.
dc.contributor.authorKornstad, Tom
dc.contributor.authorSkjerpen, Terje
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-25T11:51:15Z
dc.date.available2011-01-25T11:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.issn0809-733X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/180041
dc.description.abstractThis 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 as too low. The theoretical point of departure is a search model where the worker evaluates the expected utility of searching for work and decides to participate in the labor market if the expected utility of the search exceeds the utility of not working. From this framework we derive an empirical model for the probability that the worker will be unemployed or employed as a function of the probability of getting an acceptable job, given that the worker searches for work. The model is estimated on a sample of married and cohabitating women in Norway covering the period from 1988 to 2008. The results show that the discouraged worker effect is substantial. On average, about one third of those who are out of the labor force are discouraged according to our analysis.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support from The Norwegian Research Council (Grant no. 156110/S20).en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherStatistics Norway, Research Departmenten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion Papers;642
dc.subjectDiscouraged workersen_US
dc.subjectLabor force participationen_US
dc.subjectRandom utility modelsen_US
dc.subjectYrkesaktiviteten_US
dc.subjectArbeidsmarkeden_US
dc.subjectArbeidsledigheten_US
dc.subjectKvinneren_US
dc.subjectJEL classification: J21en_US
dc.subjectJEL classification: J22en_US
dc.subjectJEL classification: J64en_US
dc.titleLabor force participation and the discouraged worker effecten_US
dc.typeWorking paperen_US
dc.source.pagenumber48en_US


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