Working Paper: NBER ID: w13886
Authors: Betsey Stevenson
Abstract: This paper examines how the Internet has impacted job search behavior. Examining those who use the Internet for job seeking purposes, I show that the vast majority are currently employed. These employed job seekers are more likely to leave their current employer and are more likely to make an employment-to-employment transition. Examining the unemployed, I find that over the past ten years the variety of job search methods used by the unemployed has increased and job search behavior has become more extensive. Furthermore, the Internet has led to reallocation of effort among various job search activities.
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JEL Codes: J01; J6; J62; J63
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| higher internet penetration (L96) | increased job search activity (J68) |
| increased internet penetration rates (L86) | increased likelihood of job search activities (J68) |
| 10 percentage point rise in internet usage (L96) | 2% increase in probability of sending out resumes (J79) |
| internet use (L96) | increased likelihood of changing jobs among employed individuals (J63) |
| internet facilitates job searching (J68) | increased overall job changing rate among employed individuals (J63) |