In this paper, we quantify the contribution of labor market reforms to unemployment dynamics in nine OECD countries … dynamic stochastic search-matching model with heterogeneous workers, where aggregate shocks to productivity fuel up the cycle … the heterogeneous-worker mechanism proposed by Robin (2011) to explain unemployment volatility by productivity shocks …

different estimation methods and different types of data. We propose and apply an unconditional inference method that can be … we examine the policy effects of the minimum wage, unemployment benefits and search frictions. …

Subsidizing the geographical mobility of unemployed workers may improve welfare by relaxing their financial constraints … and allowing them to find jobs in more prosperous regions. We exploit regional variation in the promotion of mobility … mobility - as intended - causes job seekers to increase their search radius, apply for and accept distant jobs. At the same …

of monitoring is randomized. They include registers of post-unemployment outcomes like wages and job mobility, and survey …To evaluate search effort monitoring of unemployed workers, it is important to take account of post-unemployment wages … and job-to-job mobility. We structurally estimate a job search model with endogenous job search effort by the unemployed …

reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for … and/or accepting jobs in distant regions. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the existence of these mobility … radius causes a higher geographical mobility and hence higher employment probabilities and wages. …