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Eckstein, Zwi; den Berg, Gerard J van - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003

This paper surveys the existing empirical research that uses search theory to empirically analyze labor supply questions in a structural framework, using data on individual labor market transitions and durations, wages, and individual characteristics. The starting points of the literature are...

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An empirical assessment of assortative matching in the labor market

Mendes, Rute; den Berg, Gerard J van; Lindeboom, Maarten - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2007

In labor markets with worker and firm heterogeneity, the matching between firms and workers may be assortative, meaning that the most productive workers and firms team up. We investigate this with longitudinal population-wide matched employer-emplyee data from Portugal. Using dynamic panel data...

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Expectations, employment and prices: a suggested interpretation of the new 'farmerian' economics

Guerrazzi, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

This paper aims at providing a critical assessment of the new ‘Farmerian’ economics, i.e. the recent Farmer’s attempt to provide a new micro-foundation of the General Theory grounded on modern search and business cycle theories. Specifically, I develop a theoretical model that summarizes...

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Increasing returns in matching and labour market dynamics: Comments on indeterminacy and search theory

Guerrazzi, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015

the social elasticity of the matching function with respect to unemployment. …

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A demand-driven search model with self-fulfilling expectations: The new `Farmerian' framework under scrutiny

Gelain, Paolo; Guerrazzi, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

In this paper, we implement Bayesian econometric techniques to analyze a theoretical framework built along the lines of Farmer's micro-foundation of the General Theory. Specifically, we test the ability of a demand-driven search model with self-fulfilling expectations to match the behaviour of...

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On involuntary unemployment: notes on efficiency-wage competition

Guerrazzi, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This paper introduces a model of efficiency-wage competition along the lines put forward by Hahn (1987). Specifically, I analyse a two-firm economy in which employers screen their workforce by means of increasing wage offers competing one another for high-quality employees. The main results are...

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The Cyclical Volatility of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies: Evidence from Italy

Cardullo, Gabriele; Guerrazzi, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

In this paper, we explore the fluctuations of unemployment and vacancies in the Italian labour market over the last … line with previous findings on the unemployment volatility puzzle, we find that the labour market tightness indicator is …

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Stepping-stones for the unemployed: The effect of temporary jobs on the duration until regular work

Zijl, Marloes; den Berg, Gerard J van; Heyma, Arjan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2004

Individual labour market transitions from unemployment into temporary work are often succeeded by a transition from … unemployment to temporary jobs and unobserved determinants of the transition rates. The data contain multiple spells in labour … unemployment and they substantially increase the fraction of unemployed workers who have regular work within a few years after …

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The knowledge lift: The Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels

Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2004

The Swedish adult education program called Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably employment...

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The aggregate labor market effects of the Swedish knowledge lift program

Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2007

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...

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