Research: Internet Use and Job Search: More Evidence
Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies
Internet Use and Job Search: More Evidence
George S. Ford, PhD
January 26, 2010
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George S. Ford presents a study of the effects of broadband Internet use on “discouragement” within the labor market. Discouragement is the official term used to describe an individual who is out of work and desires to have a job, but has given up their search based on beliefs that their job prospects are unfavorable.
Ford found that those with broadband access were less likely to fall into this “discouragement” state. Those with either home or public access to the Internet were found to have a 50% reduction in the probability of becoming “discouraged”. Dial up access also had an effect, but not to the degree of broadband.
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