There is strong empirical evidence for Cobb-Douglas matching functions. We show in this paper that this widely found … underlying mechanisms. Obviously, it can be generated by assuming a Cobb-Douglas matching function. Less obvious, the same … idiosyncratic productivity can explain the observed negative time trend in estimated matching efficiency and asymmetric business …

We examine the matching process using monthly panel data for local labour markets in Sweden. We find that an increase …

We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms …

business cycle model with search and matching frictions. We extend the canonical model by including capital … types. We first find that, the model does a good job at matching the cyclical properties of sectoral employment and the wage …

highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on …

highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on …

all their candidates) only wage mechanisms that allow for ex post Bertrand competition generate the maximum matching on a …