tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post1345288181238659316..comments2023-11-19T20:38:50.237-08:00Comments on Economic Logic: Does it help to search for a job?Economic Logicianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171296292101248614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159906646513306121.post-40375608136609271882012-07-03T22:34:37.566-07:002012-07-03T22:34:37.566-07:00when younger I spent a decade or so working in a p...when younger I spent a decade or so working in a public employment office. These results square with my experience, but the interesting thing is that this office was quite technically efficient.<br /><br />But a referral by the office to an employer was a clear signal of inferiority of the prospective employee - "if you have to go to the government to get a job you can't be very good".<br /><br />The same effect is well known in wage subsidy voucher schemes for the long term unemployed - the voucher is in effect a certificate of unemployability.derrida deridernoreply@blogger.com