the matching process. We show that both modes of wage determination coexist in the German labor market, with about two …

This paper quantifies the impact of the Hartz reforms on matching efficiency, using monthly SOEP gross worker flows … (1983-2009). We show that, until the early 2000s, close to 60% of changes in the unemployment rate are due to changes in the … the outflow rate (job finding) has been steadily increasing. This indicates that matching efficiency has improved …

effective way to increase employment probabilities and income of participants. Most of the studies are using matching estimators …

-displacement occupational matching in explaining the cost of job displacement. We combine German administrative data on the work history of …

unemployment rate. In line with theory, we find that firms possess more monopsony power during economic downturns, which shows to …