Citation
Flabbi, Luca & Mabli, James (2018). Household Search or Individual Search: Does It Matter?. Journal of Labor Economics, 36(1), 1-46.Abstract
Most labor market search models ignore that decisions are often made at the household level. We fill this gap by developing and estimating a household search model with on-the-job search and labor supply. We find that ignoring the household as a unit of decision-making has relevant empirical consequences. In estimation, the individual search model implies gender wage offer differentials almost twice as large as the household search model. In the application, the individual search model implies female lifetime inequality 30% lower than in the household search model. Labor market policies impacts on lifetime inequality are also sensitive to the specification.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/693864Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2018Journal Title
Journal of Labor EconomicsAuthor(s)
Flabbi, LucaMabli, James