Essays on labor market outcomes in South Africa.
- Resource Type
- Theses
- Authors
- McLaren, Zoe
- Source
- Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 71-11A.
- Subject
- Economics, Labor
Health Sciences, Public Health
Sociology, Public and Social Welfare
South African Studies
- Language
- English
Summary: The third paper examines whether a negative shock to household employment and the corresponding fall in the reservation wage leads unemployed household members to resume job search or obtain employment. I find that men are more likely to increase search activity following a negative employment shock to the household, but only more likely to obtain employment 12-18 months after a negative shock or when the household experiences two consecutive shocks. There is no change in labor force participation for women, however, they are more likely to obtain employment 12-18 months after a negative shock. Gender-specific social networks also appear to play a role in obtaining employment. My results present evidence that structural and frictional factors constrain household responses to negative shocks.