Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research - Research Publications

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The Australian industrial relations reform agenda

WOODEN, MP (Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne, 2005)
Does a minimum job search requirement reduce time on unemployment payments? Evidence from the Jobseeker Diary in Australia

Borland, J ; Tseng, Y-P (INDUSTRIAL LABOR RELAT REV, 2007-04)

This study examines the impact of the Jobseeker Diary (JSD), a program designed to increase the job search effort of unemployed persons in Australia. The JSD program is distinguished by combining a focus on work search verification with large scale implementation. Applying a quasi-experimental matching method to data on unemployment spells occurring in 1997–98, the authors find that JSD participation was associated with an increased rate of exit from unemployment payment recipiency and a shorter total time spent on payments. Payment receipt duration is estimated to have fallen for about one-half of JSD participants. The largest effects of the JSD occurred for payment recipients for whom labor demand conditions were the most favorable. Cost-benefit analysis suggests a fairly large net societal gain per program participant.
Job satisfaction and quitting intentions: A structural model of British general practitioners

Scott, A ; Gravelle, H ; Simoens, S ; Bojke, C ; Sibbald, B (WILEY, 2006-09)