Marktintransparenz und deren Bedeutung für die Preisbildung auf Märkten wurden in der Ökonomie lange Zeit vernachlässigt. Die für ihre Search-and-Matching-Theorie geehrten Wirtschaftswissenschaftler haben maßgeblich dazu beigetragen, dieses Manko zu überwinden. In ihren Arbeiten zeigen...

Whenever unemployment stays high for an extended period, it is common to see analyses, statements, and rebuttals about the extent to which the high unemployment is structural, not cyclical. This essay views the Beveridge Curve pattern of unemployment and vacancy rates and the related matching...

This note puts the current shift in the Beveridge curve into context by examining the behavior of the curve since 1950. Outward shifts in the Beveridge curve have been common occurrences during U.S. recoveries. By itself, the presence of a shift has not been a good predictor of whether the...