Ahrens, Steffen; Nejati, Nooshin; Pfeiffer, Philipp L. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2015
This paper studies the role of labor market institutions in business cycle fluctuations. We develop a DSGE model with … search and matching frictions and incorporate a US unemployment insurance experience rating system. Layoff taxes based on … experience rating finance the cost of unemployment benefits and create considerable employment adjustment costs. Our framework …