TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of Job Search Intensity in Ghana
AU - Nyarko, Christopher Opoku
AU - Baah-Boateng, William
AU - Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, © 2014 National Council of Applied Economic Research.
PY - 2014/5/1
Y1 - 2014/5/1
N2 - The success of individuals in securing employment requires a significant search effort. This article presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of job search intensity among a cross-section of workers in Accra, Ghana. Based on a sample of 404 workers drawn from 100 formal sector firms in Accra, we adopt the Poisson regression estimation technique to indicate that age, years of schooling, labour market experience, sex of household head, firm size and ethnic group significantly influence job search intensity. Measures to expose young job seekers to the world of work via internship and apprenticeship could accelerate their transition to employment.
AB - The success of individuals in securing employment requires a significant search effort. This article presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of job search intensity among a cross-section of workers in Accra, Ghana. Based on a sample of 404 workers drawn from 100 formal sector firms in Accra, we adopt the Poisson regression estimation technique to indicate that age, years of schooling, labour market experience, sex of household head, firm size and ethnic group significantly influence job search intensity. Measures to expose young job seekers to the world of work via internship and apprenticeship could accelerate their transition to employment.
KW - Employment
KW - Ghana
KW - Job search intensity
KW - Poisson regression
KW - Unemployment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045679460&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0973801013519995
DO - 10.1177/0973801013519995
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045679460
SN - 0973-8010
VL - 8
SP - 193
EP - 211
JO - Margin
JF - Margin
IS - 2
ER -
