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| Author: | Eriksson, S. Lagerström, J. |
| Title: | Competition between employed and unemployed job applicants: Swedish evidence |
| Journal: | Scandinavian Journal of Economics
2006 : VOL. 108:3, p. 373-396 |
| Index terms: | discrimination employment unemployment |
| Freeterms: | job seekers |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article uses the Swedish Applicant Database to explore empirically whether being unemployed per se reduces the probability of getting contacted by a firm. The results show that an unemployed applicants faces a lower contact probability than an otherwise identical employed applicants, thus supporting the notion that firms view employment status as a signal of productivity. |
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