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This paper deals with empirical matching functions. The paper is innovative in several ways. First, unlike in most of the existing literature, matching functions are estimated not only on aggregate, but also on disaggregate levels which is unusual due to the scarcity of appropriate data....
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This paper attempts to add to the understanding of the causes for the differing recent developments in inequality in OECD countries. The similarity of shocks and technological changes affecting these countries suggests that interactions of these shocks and countryspecific institutions are...
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This paper suggests that the weak empirical effect of human capital on growth in existing cross-country studies is partly the result of an inappropriate specification that does not account for the different channels through which human capital affects growth. A systematic replication of earlier...
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due to nominal, but mostly real wage rigidity is substantial. The extent of real rigidity rises with inflation, whereas … the opposite holds for nominal rigidity. Overall, the incidence of wage rigidity, which accelerates unemployment growth …, is most likely minimized in an environment with moderate inflation. …
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Incentive schemes affect performance and priorities of agents but, in reality, they can be complicated even for simple tasks. We analyze the effects of the salience of incentives in a team production setting where the principal has an interest in quantity and quality of output. We use data from...
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search behavior using a novel panel data set of newly-unemployed individuals in Germany. Consistent with our theoretical …
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accurate data set for Germany. Their results are confirmed and found to be surprisingly robust. Second, the matching framework …
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the interactions of regional labor markets in West Germany is highlighted in several dimensions. We test for spatial … autocorrelation in regional hires, unemployment and vacancy levels, we examine the patterns of new matches in regions, identify … variation in unemployment rates, combined with little inter-regional migration. We find evidence in favor of labor market …
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immigrants arriving in Australia at the end of the 1990s. Moreover, approximately half of the fall in men?s unemployment rates … also stems from increases in productive skills, though the substantial decline in women?s unemployment rates are driven …
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partnered with men receiving unemployment benefits) were randomly invited to participate in an interview process designed to …
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