oligopolistic coordination theory as a likely explanation of the observed asymmetry and are not consistent with the standard search … theory and the search theory with Bayesian updating. …

Based on administrative data from the federal employment office in Germany, we apply matching techniques to estimate …

first half of the paper, I present an equilibrium matching model where heterogeneous workers and firms learn about match …. Equilibrium wage dispersion arises due to productivity differences across workers, technological differences across firms, and … yields an assortative matching result that predicts a negative correlation between estimated person and firm effects, which …

game. Conversely, the set of repeated matching (or social) equilibria also includes some plays that are not part of any … definitions, as well as the relationship to renegotiation-proof equilibrium. It is possible for repeated matching equilibria to be …

We provide a matching model where identical workers are embedded in ex- ante identical social networks. Job arrival … necessary induce stickiness in unemployment dynamics. Our endogenous matching technology shows that the effects of networks on …

matching methodology, in the case of multiple treatments, in order to evaluate the difference between the survival function the …

This paper provides a simple matching model in which unemployed workers and employers in large firms can be matched …