In this dissertation, we analyze some patterns of aggregate job reallocation that are significantly determined by the coexistence of heterogeneous businesses in any industry. First, we argue that the interaction of non-strictly convex adjustment costs and learning about true efficiency can...

This study analyzes dynamic production input factor decisions using the annual Census of Manufacturing firms from Colombia and monthly production data from a glass mould firm. It proposes a model able to explain the mix of smooth and lumpy adjustment and both the static and dynamic interrelation...

This dissertation consists of three essays in LaborEconomics. The first chapter estimates the costs for establishments of hires andseparations for a panel of German establishments. The panel records the start and thetermination of the employment of all employees in the surveyed establishments,...