We develop a structural non-stationary model of job search in the fashion of van den Berg (1990).Nonstationarity comes from the duration-dependence in benefits, in the arrival rate of job offers, and in wageoffers. The model is then estimated using the French sample of the ECHP Survey...

We analyze the competitive effects of upfront payments made by manufacturers to retailersin a contracting situation where rival retailers offer contracts to a manufacturer. In contrast toBernheim and Whinston (1985, 1998), who study the situation in which competing manufacturersoffer contracts...