@article{fdi:010064121,
  title = {{T}ransitions in a {W}est {A}frican labour market : the role of family networks},
  author = {{N}ordman, {C}hristophe and {P}asquier-{D}oumer, {L}aure},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper sheds light on the role of family networks in the dynamics of a {W}est {A}frican labour market, i.e. in the transitions from unemployment to employment, from wage employment to self-employment, and from self-employment to wage employment. {I}t investigates the effects of three dimensions of family networks on these transitions: their structure, the strength of their ties, and the resources embedded in them. {F}or this purpose, we use a first-hand survey conducted in {O}uagadougou on a representative sample of 2000 households. {U}sing event history data and very detailed information on family networks, we estimate proportional hazard models for discrete-time data. {W}e find that family networks have a significant effect on the dynamics of workers in the labour market and that this effect differs depending on the type of transition and the dimension of the family network considered. {N}etwork size appears not to matter much in labour market dynamics. {H}owever, strong ties play a stabilizing role by limiting large transitions. {T}heir negative effect on transitions is reinforced by a high level of resources embedded in the network.},
  keywords = {{F}amily network ; {L}abour market dynamics ; {E}vent history data ; {S}urvival analysis ; {B}urkina {F}aso ; {BURKINA} {FASO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {B}ehavioral and {E}xperimental {E}conomics},
  volume = {54},
  numero = {},
  pages = {74--85},
  ISSN = {2214-8043},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.socec.2014.11.008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064121},
}