This paper discusses fiscal policy using a DSGE model with search and matching in the labour market. Fiscal policy is …, public spending also improves the matching between unemployed workers and job vacancies. The mechanism modelled in this paper … the fiscal multiplier increases with the elasticity of matching to spending and is also negatively related with the steady …

in the presence of search frictions and when utility is non-transferable. We depart from standard matching models where … have the same matching pattern, implying that the value of search to each agent is the same. Although perfect assortative … matching cannot be obtained in equilibrium, the degree of assortativeness is nevertheless greater than in standard models. …

make investments before matching in a competitive market. We introduce the notion of premuneration values---the values to …

two-sided search and matching model used to rationalize the empirical facts and carry out predictions regarding match …This paper studies the two-sided dynamic matching problem that occurs in the US foster care system. In this market …

can be placed in their care. This paper contributes by developing a theoretical matching model to study the optimal menu … of licenses designed to screen foster parents. We construct a two-sided matching model with heterogeneous agents, adverse … selection, search frictions, and a designer who coordinates match formation through a menu of contracts. We focus on incentive …