Decomposing variations in labor market mismatch

Anja Bauer, Enzo Weber

This paper shows how changes in labor market mismatch can be attributed to the components unemployment, vacancies and matching efficiency. We find that unemployment is the most important factor and also drives the cyclical fluctuations, while the vacancy contributions are smaller and countercyclical. We differentiate by the source of unemployment and show that flows vis-à-vis employment increase mismatch, while this is not the case for non-employment and apprenticeship / training.

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Year of publication:	February 27, 2026
Authors:	Bauer, Anja ; Weber, Enzo
Publisher:	Nürnberg, Germany : Institute for Employment Research of the Federal Employment Agency
Subject:	mismatch unemployment \| worker flows \| vacancy flows \| decomposition \| Matching \| Dekompositionsverfahren \| Decomposition method \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Labor market \| Arbeitslosigkeit \| Unemployment \| Arbeitsmobilität \| Labour mobility \| Offene Stellen \| Job vacancies \| Arbeitsuche \| Job search

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (circa 20 Seiten) Illustrationen
Series:	IAB discussion paper : Beiträge zum wissenschaftlichen Dialog aus dem Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung. - Nürnberg : IAB, ISSN 2195-2663, ZDB-ID 2195135-4. - Vol. 2026, 03
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Zusammenfassung in deutscher Sprache
Other identifiers:	10.48720/IAB.DP.2603 [DOI]
Classification:	J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies ; E24 - Employment; Unemployment; Wages
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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