Do reservation wages really decline?: Some international evidence on the determinants of reservation wages

John T. Addison; Pedro Portugal; Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno

doi:10.1007/s12122-008-9057-y

Do reservation wages really decline? Some international evidence on the determinants of reservation wages

John T. Addison, Pedro Portugal, Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno

NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)

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Abstract

Using cross-country data, we investigate the determinants of reservation wages and their course over the jobless spell. Higher unemployment benefits lead to higher reservation wages. Further, again consistent with the basic search model, repeated observations on the same individual provide scant evidence of declining reservation wages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal Of Labor Research
Volume	30
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-008-9057-y
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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Keywords

Reservation wages
Probability of reemployment
Unemployment benefits
Arrival rate of job offers

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