Density, social networks and job search methods: theory and application to Egypt
Wahba, Jackline and Zenou, Yves (2005) Density, social networks and job search methods: theory and application to Egypt. Journal of Development Economics, 78, (2), 443-473. (doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2004.11.006).
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We first develop a theoretical model in which individuals are embedded within a network of social relationships. We show that, conditional on being employed, the probability to find a job through social networks, relative to other search methods, increases and is concave with the size of the network. The effects are stronger for the uneducated. There is however a critical size of the network above which this probability decreases. We then test empirically these theoretical findings for Egypt using the 1998 Labor Market Survey. The empirical evidence supports the predictions of our theoretical model.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0304-3878 (print) |
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| Keywords: | education, social networks, search methods |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Economics |
| Item ID: | 35181 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 06:45 |
| Contributors: | Wahba, Jackline (Author) Zenou, Yves (Author) |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | jew3@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35181 |
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