Does having one’s own place to live make someone more employable?

Ali Ahmed, Mark Granberg and Elisabeth Lång

Applied Economics Letters, 2017, vol. 24, issue 18, 1327-1330

Abstract: This article encapsulates the findings of a randomized correspondence test field experiment investigating whether job candidates’ home status influences their employability. More than 2000 employers with vacancies in the Swedish labour market received a job application from a fictitious candidate. A job candidate’s home status (his or her own place to live or temporary housing with a friend) was randomized across employers. Results show that home status indeed affected the number of positive employer responses received by job candidates, mainly in low-skilled occupations. Not having a place to live at the time of the application proved a disadvantage when applying for positions within but an advantage when applying for positions outside the city of residence at the time of the application.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1276263

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