consistent with search theory. We apply the technique to eleven countries over various years, and find that incomplete … countries that strongly support unemployment insurance (UI) receive wages closer to their potential, so that doubling UI … decreases incomplete information and results in 5% higher wages. A more dense population reduces search costs leading to less …

The labor search and matching model plays a growing role in macroeconomic analysis. This paper provides a critical …

We show that in a search/matching model with endogenous participation in which workers are heterogeneous with respect …

distinction between efficient (cities) and less efficient (non-cities) search markets. One implication of the model is that …

In this paper we empirically examine differences in search behavior between men and women. We assess hypotheses … regarding duration of search, wages and tenure. The hypotheses are derived from two models: the equilibrium search model with … men and women the duration of search is equal once we limit our estimation to women with a constant number of children in …

We present a Search and Matching model with heterogeneous workers (entrants and incumbents) that replicates the …

The paper presents a general equilibrium model of search unemployment that incorporates absence from work as a distinct … absence rate. The analysis provides results concerning the effects of social insurance benefits and other determinants of … examines the welfare implications of alternative policies. …