NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Modeling of Waiting Time to First Employment of Graduates at Wolkite University, Ethiopia: Application of Accelerated Failure Time Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Adelo Wobse, Belete; Haile Menuta, Yohannes; Debu Liga, Abebe – Cogent Education, 2022
In Sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia, the waiting time for graduates before having their first job is very high. This study aimed at predicting the waiting time to get their first job and the effects of the associated factors. A retrospective study was conducted based on the 2021 graduate tracer survey data at Wolkite University. By…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Employment Potential, Employment Patterns
Search Time, Unemployment, and the Migration Decision.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Goss, Ernst P.; Schoening, Niles C. – Journal of Human Resources, 1984
Unemployed in distressed regions of the United States have been reluctant to move to areas of greater employment opportunities. By establishing a negative correlation between weeks of job search and probability of migration, this study is able to provide a partial explanation for lack of a positive relationship between outmigration rates and…
Descriptors: Job Applicants, Job Search Methods, Labor Turnover, Motivation
Is the Unemployment Rate of Women Too Low? A Direct Test of the Economic Theory of Job Search.
Sandell, Steven H. – 1978
To test the economic theory of job search and the rationality of job search behavior by unemployed married women, the importance of reservation wages (or wages requested for employment) was studied for its effect on the duration of unemployment and its relationship to the subsequent rate of pay upon reemployment. Models were established to explain…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities