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. …

in response to local productivity shocks. Using a quantitative model with imperfect mobility and sector-specific labor … heterogeneity in Germany's complex interregional linkages. I find that population mobility reduces the magnitude of local employment … production have a much milder effect on employment elasticities. National employment rates are less dependent on mobility with …

This work refers to analyses of matching processes on occupational labour markets in Germany. Up to now, all studies in … "spatial" lags for regressors. The results show considerable dependencies between similar occupational groups in the matching …. This has important implications for estimating the matching efficiencies of unemployed and vacancies, because the matching …

job-to-job transitions, age, and education on wage mobility. Based on our descriptive analysis, we conclude that indeed a …

increased flow into unemployment in a recession is mainly due to reduced hirings, and hence lower job-to-job transitions, rather …

suggest that regional mismatch did not play an important role in explaining movements of aggregate unemployment. Across … industries and occupations, there was a decrease in mismatch unemployment from over 5 percent to below 4 percent (on the highest … disaggregation level), whereas the share of mismatch unemployment (across industries and occupations) within total unemployment …