We present a generalization of the standard random-search model of unemployment in which firms hire multiple workers …-trivial dispersion of firm sizes; when firms' production technologies exhibit decreasing returns to labor, it also generates wage … unemployment ratio to a shock to labor productivity can be somewhat more persistent than in the Mortensen-Pissarides benchmark …

. Until recently there has been little evidence that any internet-based tool has had a measurable effect on job search or … recruitment outcomes. However, recent studies, and the growing use of social networking as a business tool, suggest workers and … emerging as important for the statistical study of labor markets, yielding useful data for firms, workers, and policymakers. …

Great Recession. Specifically, following Farmer (2013), I set forth a search framework in which households decide about …

In this paper, we investigate the causes and consequences of "unclaimed" unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. A search …