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Unequal cities : self-selection, matching, and the distribution of income
Behrens, Kristian; Pokrovsky, Dmitry - 2013
entrepreneurs set up firms which hire workers. We characterize the equilibrium matching between firms and workers, as well as the …
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Qualification-mismatch and long-term unemployment in a growth-matching model
Birk, Angela - 2001
of growth attributable to technical progress is evaluated in a growth-matching-model with heterogeneous jobless workers … qualification-mismatch effect, increasing technological progress has adverse implications for long-term unemployment. Furthermore … Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und der Wachstumsrate des technischen Fortschritts wird in einem Wachstums-Matching-Modell mit heterogenen …
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Matching with multiple applications
Albrecht, James W.; Gautier, Pieter; Vroman, Susan B. - 2001
We analyze the implications of multiple applications by job seekers for the microfoundations of the matching function …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317448
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Social networks and the labour market
Afridi, Farzana; Dhillon, Amrita - 2022
prevalence of social networks in job search there is as yet no consensus on the mechanisms for why referrals are so important: an …
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Job duration and inequality
Chen, Siyan; Desiderio, Saul - 2019
As suggested by recent empirical evidence, one of the causes behind the widespread rise of inequality experienced by OECD countries in the last few decades may have been the increased flexibility of labor markets. The authors explore this hypothesis through the analysis of a stock-flow...
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Accumulation and Distribution of Human Capital : The Interaction between Individual and Aggregate Variables
Giannini, Massimo - 2000
The paper analyzes the joint evolution of accumulation and distribution of human capital in an OLG framework. Dynamics arise from the interplay between human capital distribution and individual variables--inherited human capital and inborn ability. Such interaction drives individual investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014189251
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Qualification-mismatch and long-term unemployment in a growth-matching model
Birk, Angela - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2001
of growth attributable to technical progress is evaluated in a growth-matching-model with heterogeneous jobless workers … qualification-mismatch effect, increasing technological progress has adverse implications for long-term unemployment. Furthermore … Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit und der Wachstumsrate des technischen Fortschritts wird in einem Wachstums-Matching-Modell mit heterogenen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985103
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The Return to Knowledge Hierarchies
Garicano, Luis; Hubbard, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Hierarchies allow individuals to leverage their knowledge through others' time. This mechanism increases productivity and amplifies the impact of skill heterogeneity on earnings inequality. To quantify this effect, we analyze the earnings and organization of U.S. lawyers and use the equilibrium...
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Equilibrium directed search with multiple applications
Albrecht, James W.; Gautier, Pieter; Vroman, Susan B. - 2005
We analyse a model of equilibrium directed search in a large labour market. Each worker, observing the wages posted at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332815
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Industry Wage Differentials, Unobserved Ability, and Rent-Sharing : Evidence from Matched Worker-Firm Data, 1995-2002
Plasman, Robert - 2010
This paper investigates inter-industry wage differentials in Belgium, taking advantage of access to a unique matched employer-employee data set covering the period 1995-2002. Findings show the existence of large and persistent wage differentials among workers with the same observed...
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