Job seekers’ search intensity in Algeria: Does gender matter?

Moundir Lassassi ()

Region et Developpement, 2020, vol. 52, 59-81

Abstract: This article presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of job search strategies and the intensity seeking for job in Algeria. We adopt different estimation techniques (discrete choice models, count regression models) to operationalize search strategies and intensity and find that age, sex, marital status, education level, characteristics of household and characteristics of the area determine the job search strategies and signi?cantly in?uence the intensity of a job seeker’s efforts. Our results show stronger gender specificities in strategies to seek jobs. Women not only use more methods in the search for employment, but also spend more time than men engaged in their job search, this trend has increased in recent years.

Keywords: Job search methods; Search intensity; Labour market; Discrete choice models; Count model; Algeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 J23 J64 O12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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