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Changes in Assortative Matching : Theory and Evidence for the US
Chiappori, Pierre-André - 2020
violates one of our conditions. Finally, we use our approach to evaluate the evolution of assortative matching in the US over … the last decades, and conclude that assortative matching has increased, particularly at the top of the education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481890
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Changes in Assortative Matching and Inequality in Income : Evidence for the UK
Chiappori, Pierre-André - 2020
The extent to which like-with like marry is important for inequality as well as for the outcomes of children that result from the union. In this paper we present evidence on changes in assortative mating and its implications for household inequality in the UK. Our approach contrasts with others...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481891
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Mismatch, Sorting and Wage Dynamics
Lise, Jeremy - 2013
We develop an empirical search-matching model which is suitable for analyzing the wage, employment and welfare impact … wage determination and employment which extends the current literature on equilibrium wage determination with matching and … of assortative matching between workers and jobs due to complementarities between worker and job characteristics. We use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459942
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Wages and Informality in Developing Countries
Meghir, Costas - 2012
It is often argued that informal labor markets in developing countries promote growth by reducing the impact of regulation. On the other hand informality may reduce the amount of social protection offered to workers. We extend the wage-posting framework of Burdett and Mortensen (1998) to allow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012460313