The quality-weighted matching function: Did the German labour market reforms trade off efficiency against job quality?

We evaluate the quantity-quality trade-off on the labor market by estimating an augmented matching function weighting the matches by quality measures. We use the approach to evaluate the German labor market reforms conducted between 2003 and 2005. Indeed, we find a significant quantity-quality trade-off. However, even after controlling for job quality, a good half of the positive effect of reforms on the matching efficiency remains.

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Year of publication:	2019
Authors:	Gartner, Hermann ; Rothe, Thomas ; Weber, Enzo
Publisher:	Nürnberg : Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)
Subject:	matching approach \| quantity-quality trade-off \| labor market reforms \| Germany

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Series:	IAB-Discussion Paper ; 24/2019
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	1685169147 [GVK] hdl:10419/222384 [Handle] RePEc:iab:iabdpa:201924 [RePEc]
Classification:	J11 - Demographic Trends and Forecasts ; E02 - Institutions and the Macroeconomy ; J65 - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
Source:	EconStor

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