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Peer reviewedSandell, Steven H. – Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1980
Unemployed women substantially reduce their reservation wages as the period of their unemployment progresses. Also, recipients of unemployment insurance are shown to ask for wages that are substantially higher than those asked for by other unemployed women. (CT)
Descriptors: Employed Women, Job Application, Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance
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
