I identify which theoretical model (random, stock-flow, or job queuing) best describes the matching mechanism in the … labour market in Poland. The purpose of this work is to formulate policy recommendations aimed at increasing the number of … information and higher inflows (especially of job offers) should facilitate matching. …

We analyse the extent to which spatial interactions affect the labour market matching process. We apply spatial … econometrics methods, including spatial panel Durbin models, which are rarely used in labour market matching analysis. We use the … data on stocks and inflows of unemployed individuals and vacancies registered at public employment offices in Poland. We …

We use a structural macroeconomic model with search and matching frictions on the labour market to analyse the … indicate that the observed higher volatility of this wedge in the CEE region reflects mainly different characteristics of … sources of labour wedge fluctuations across the considered economies. While the labour wedge dynamics in Poland is to large …