Jellal, Mohamed; Thisse, Jacques-François; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
good, sold on a competitive market, and face demand-induced price fluctuations. It is then shown that unemployment may … arise in equilibrium because of both uncertainty of product demand and job mismatch. Unemployment does not arise, however … always prevails when there is free entry. Hence, unemployment may persist as long as the incumbent firms choose their skill …