In most OECD-countries, immigrants have lower employment and higher unemployment than natives. This paper compares nine potential explanations of these gaps. Results are obtained for 21-28 countries using bivariate correlations, OLS-regressions and Bayesian model averaging over all 512...

Korean Abstract: 본고에서는 노동시장 이중구조의 영향을 파악하기 위한 일환으로 OECD회원국(2018년 현재 총 36개국) 중 29개국을 대상으로 상용직·임시직 고용비중 변화가 노동생산성에 미치는 영향을 실증 분석하였다. 이 때...

We study the business cycle behavior of segmented labor markets with flexibility at the margin (e.g., just affecting fixed-term employees) and ask whether these types of labor markets can display similar volatilities as fully deregulated ones. We present a matching model with temporary and...

We study whether segmented labor markets with flexibility at the margin (e.g., just affecting fixed-term employees) can achieve similar volatility than fully deregulated labor markets. Flexibility at the margin produces a gap in separation costs among matched workers that cause fixed-term...

This book provides an empirical and theoretical examination of the short- and medium run impacts of technological advances on the employment and wages of workers which differ in their earned educational degree. Furthermore, by introducing labor market frictions and wage setting institutions the...