Title: Beyond unemployment rate: exploring the unemployment duration in Cote d'Ivoire

Authors: Niango Sika Antoine Brice Adou

Addresses: Faculty of Management and Economics, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire

Abstract: This study explores unemployment duration in Cote d'Ivoire and focuses on the role of personal characteristics. Along with these characteristics, labour market variables are also explored. We use a discrete time proportional hazard model with census data from the National Statistics Institute. The data show that unemployment duration is higher in general but is quite sensitive to the sector of activity. The gender gap in the labour market is not huge. The results show that education influences positively the probability to find a job faster, while social capital has a mixed impact. Being married and unemployed is a positive signal for employer. Therefore, this study poses that hiring through agencies, which are more likely to match better job needs, can help reducing time spend in unemployment.

Keywords: unemployment; survival; education; Cote d'Ivoire; social capital.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2025.148194

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2025 Vol.22 No.2, pp.140 - 152

Received: 11 Jan 2021
Accepted: 20 Sep 2021
Published online: 29 Aug 2025 *

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