Gautier, Pieter A.; Teulings, Coen N. - 2011
) themax-mean wage differential. The latter measure of wage dispersion is more robustthan measures based on the reservation … wage, due to the long left tail of the wagedistribution. We estimate this wage differential using data on match quality … andallow for measurement error. The estimated wage dispersion and mismatch for theUS is consistent with an unemployment rate of …