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-theoretic matching model with moral hazard to explain changes in pension structure and job tenure. In our model, a decline in the value …
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object that drives decisions in most matching models of the labor market. In this paper, we develop a theory-based empirical …
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Search theory suggests that early career job changes on balance lead to better matches that benefit both workers and firms, but this may not hold in teacher labor markets characterized by salary rigidities, barriers to entry, and substantial differences in working conditions that are difficult...
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Unemployment arises from frictions in the matching of job-seekers and employers. The level of resources that employers …
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more procyclical and volatile than the probability of a recall. Incorporating this fact into an empirical matching function … significantly alters its estimated elasticity and the time-series behavior of matching efficiency, especially during the Great … Recession. We develop a canonical search-and-matching model with a recall option where new matches are mediated by a matching …
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Health insurance in the United States for the working age population has traditionally been provided in the form of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI). If employers offered ESHI to their employees, they also typically extended coverage to their spouse and dependents. Provisions in the...
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We present and empirically implement an equilibrium labor market search model where risk averse workers facing medical expenditure shocks are matched with firms making health insurance coverage decisions. Our model delivers a rich set of predictions that can account for a wide variety of...
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This paper examines how labor income volatility and social security benefits can influence lifecycle household portfolios. We examine how much the individual optimally saves and where, taking into account liquid financial wealth and annuities, and stocks as well as bonds. Higher labor income...
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The ongoing analysis of the effects of pension plan provisions on retirement is pursued in this paper. A primary objective of this paper is to test the validity of models previously developed and estimated with data from a Fortune 500 company, here using data from a second large company. The...
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The Federal Government is actively involved in encouraging the formation and growth of private pensions and in regulating their behavior. The primary form of encouragement is the government's tax subsidization of pensions. A primary attribute of pension plan provisions is an implicit tax on...
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