Do Reservation Wages Really Decline? Some International Evidence on the Determinants of Reservation Wages

被引:25
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作者
Addison, John T. [1 ,2 ]
Centeno, Mario [3 ]
Portugal, Pedro [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
[2] Queens Univ Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland
[3] UTL & Banco Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Banco Portugal & Univ NOVA Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
Reservation wages; Probability of reemployment; Unemployment benefits; Arrival rate of job offers;
D O I
10.1007/s12122-008-9057-y
中图分类号
F24 [劳动经济];
学科分类号
020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要
Using cross-country data, we investigate the determinants of reservation wages and their course over the jobless spell. Higher unemployment benefits lead to higher reservation wages. Further, again consistent with the basic search model, repeated observations on the same individual provide scant evidence of declining reservation wages.
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