| Summary: | Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a study was conducted to estimate the returns to job search, mobility, and the interaction of search and mobility for young men and women. Findings indicate statistically significant gender differences in mobility patterns and search behavior but not in the returns to a given behavior. Both men and women engage in substantial job search and mobility early in their careers, which lead to wage growth premiums. There is evidence of an interactive effect, whereby returns to search are realized through mobility and returns to mobility are increased by search.
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