The Impact Of Social Networks On Labour Market Outcomes
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The Impact Of Social Networks On Labour Market Outcomes
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Author : Adnan Q. Khan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Impact Of Social Networks On Labour Market Outcomes written by Adnan Q. Khan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Economics categories.
Debates centered on the role of social networks as a determinant of labour market outcomes have a long history in economics and sociology; however, determining causality remains a challenge. In this study we use information on random assignment to a unique intervention to identify the impact of changes in the size of alternative social network measures on subsequent employment at both the individual and community level. Our results indicate that being assigned to the treatment protocol significantly increased the size of social networks, particularly weak ties. Nevertheless, these increases did not translate into improved employment outcomes 18 months following study completion. We do not find any evidence of treatment effect heterogeneity based on the initial size of one's social network; but those whose strong ties increased at a higher rate during the experiment were significantly less likely to hold a job following the experiment. We find that many of these results also hold at the community level among those who did not directly participate in the intervention. In summary, our results suggest that policies can successfully influence the size of an individual's social network, but these increases have limited impacts on long run labour market outcomes with the notable exception of changes in the composition of individuals who hold jobs.
Social Networks And Labour Market Outcomes In The Meritocracy
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Author : Vincent Chua
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Social Networks And Labour Market Outcomes In The Meritocracy written by Vincent Chua and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Civil service categories.
Social Networks And The Labour Market
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Author : Farzana Afridi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Social Networks And The Labour Market written by Farzana Afridi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
This chapter surveys recent literature on social networks and labour markets, with a specific focus on developing countries. It reviews existing research, in particular, on the use of social networks for hiring and the consequences of networks for on-the-job outcomes, including emerging literature on gender and networks. While there is consensus on the prevalence of social networks in job search there is as yet no consensus on the mechanisms for why referrals are so important: an open question is to uncover systematically the conditions under which different mechanisms are relevant. Second, the literature has documented network effects on labour productivity - mostly when there are no externalities between workers. The findings are that the effects of social ties depend very much on the type of production function assumed. An emerging literature examines whether women benefit from referrals as much as men: gender homophily might play a part in some contexts while in others women confront a bias in referrals. Finally, the literature has moved from use of observational data into lab and field experiments to confront better the challenges of identification.
Social Exclusion And The Remaking Of Social Networks
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Author : Robert Strathdee
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Social Exclusion And The Remaking Of Social Networks written by Robert Strathdee and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Social Science categories.
How do young people make effective transitions into work? This question has occupied the minds of parents and young people, and also researchers and policy makers, as they face up to challenges presented by globalization and technological change. The foremost governmental response to this challenge has been to expand training systems to improve young people's qualifications. However, it is clear that for many this response has failed to deliver the promised rewards and the legitimation of this strategy has been exhausted. This book explores developments in training and in social welfare to show that third way administrations in England and New Zealand are reconnecting young people to the labour market through creating social networks. Social Exclusion and the Remaking of Social Networks describes how networks are being remade by the state in commodified forms.
Social Networks Employment And Worker Discouragement
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Author : Susan Godlonton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Social Networks Employment And Worker Discouragement written by Susan Godlonton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Employees categories.
"Social networks are increasingly being recognised as having an important influence on labour market outcomes, since they facilitate the exchange of job related information. Access to information about job opportunities as well as perceptions about the buoyancy of the labour market depend critically on the social structures and the social networks to which labour market participants belong. In this paper, we examine the impact of information externalities generated through network membership on labour market status. Using Census data from South Africa, a country characterised by high levels of unemployment and worker discouragement, we adopt an econometric approach that aims to minimise the problems of omitted variable bias that have plagued many previous studies of the impact of social networks. Our results suggest that social networks may enhance employment probabilities by an additional 3 to 9%, and that failure to adequately control for omitted variables would lead to substantial over-estimates of the network co-efficient. Social networks affect both employment probabilities and worker discouragement, and are particularly important for individuals residing in rural areas, those with disabilities, and those who are black or female"--Publisher description.
The Effect Of Social Networks On The Economic Outcomes Of A Disadvantaged Group
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Author : Isabelle Sin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Effect Of Social Networks On The Economic Outcomes Of A Disadvantaged Group written by Isabelle Sin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
Minority groups in many countries, particularly indigenous populations, live in very segregated environments. Many social scientists believe that social networks create poverty traps in these types of segregated environments, with a lack of positive role models reinforcing a lack of good job opportunities. In this paper, we use data from the New Zealand Census to examine the relationship between the strength of an individual's local social network and their labor market outcomes. We focus on out-comes for Māori, which allows us to use tribes as exogenously formed networks, and traditional tribal ties to specific geographical regions as an exogenous shock to the locations of social networks. We thus avoid the typical problem of endogenously formed networks and network locations. We find that Māori who locate in areas with strong networks have modestly worse labour market outcomes than Māori from other tribes in the same areas. However, when we account for the endogenous selection of Māori into high networks areas, we find that they are negatively selected on both observables and unobservables and that social networks have a positive causal impact on employment and total income for women and wage rates for men. These results are consistent with those found in the literature on immigrant enclaves and allude to role that social networks play in improving job match quality.
Immigrant Performance In The Labour Market
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Author : Bram Lancee
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2012
Immigrant Performance In The Labour Market written by Bram Lancee and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Social Science categories.
"To what extent can different forms of social capital help immigrants make headway on the labour market? An answer to this pressing question begins here. Taking the Netherlands and Germany as case studies, the book identifies two forms of social capital that may work to increase employment, income and occupational status and, conversely, decrease unemployment. New insights into the concepts of bonding and bridging arise through quantitative research methods, using longitudinal and crosssectional data. Referring to a dense network with 'thick' trust, bonding is measured as family ties, co-ethnic ties and trust in the family. Bridging is seen in terms of interethnic ties, thus implying a crosscutting network with 'thin' trust. Immigrant Performance in the Labour Market reveals that although bonding allows immigrants to get by, bridging enables them to get ahead"--Publisher's description.
Sourcebook Of Labor Markets
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Author : Ivar Berg
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Sourcebook Of Labor Markets written by Ivar Berg and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Social Science categories.
A distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the field at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future. Following what the editors describe as an `evolutionist' approach to the study of labor markets, the chapters address issues of continuity and discontinuity in a wide range of topics including: markets and institutional structures; employment relations and work structures; patterns of stratification in the United States; and public policies, opportunity structures, and economic outcomes.
Social Networks In Determining Migration And Labour Market Outcomes
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Author : Helmut Rainer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Social Networks In Determining Migration And Labour Market Outcomes written by Helmut Rainer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Labor market categories.
My Friends My Network My Job
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Author : Moritz Meyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
My Friends My Network My Job written by Moritz Meyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Social networks have a profound impact on individual labor market outcomes. This paper establishes a theoretical framework where firms, workers, and applicants are linked through a social network of friendships and family links, which can be used by firms to reduce information asymmetries and increase match quality during the recruitment process. Here, the bayesian signaling game focuses on the decision of the worker, who is employed inside the firm and has links with the applicant outside the firm; the model proposes a set of equilibria where firms are able to generate matches with increased match quality through a social network. The theoretical framework pays special attention to potential incentive problems that arise due to nepotism and favoritism. The empirical model brings these predictions to the data and focuses on labor market outcomes at the individual level. The analysis exploits the panel dimension of the German Socio Economic Panel and highlights differences in labor market outcomes that can be linked to the existence of the aforementioned social networks. Empirical results focus on three key issues: First, findings allow for further insight on the determinants of the event I found my last job using either friends or relatives. Second, the paper evaluates the relationship between the use of a social networks and the starting wage of applicants. Third, results shed light on the question of how far long term labor market outcomes such as the duration of the job and the earnings profile differ by the entry channel into a job. Findings illustrate fluctuations in the use of social networks over the business cycle which highlight the decision making process of the worker who acts an an intermediary between the firm and the applicant. More specifically, the higher level of the unemployment rate reduces the probability to find a job through a social network. Additionally, results from the empirical model suggest that social networks improve match quality, resulting in longer employment spells and higher starting wages.