In this paper we theoretically and empirically analyze equilibrium search models of the labor market. The Burdett-Mortensen equilibrium search model is generalized by allowing for continuous distributions of firm productivity types within a given labor market. We characterize equilibrium and...

We develop and estimate an equilibrium job search model of worker careers, allowing for human capital accumulation, employer heterogeneity and individual-level shocks. Career wage growth is decomposed into the contributions of human capital and job search, within and between jobs. Human capital...

Labor market search with two-sided heterogeneity : hierarchical versus circular models / Aico van Vuuren -- The weak Pareto law in Burdett-Mortensen equilibrium search models / Gerard J. van den Berg -- Competitive auctions : theory and application / John Kennes -- Bargaining, on-the-job search...