model match formation. We use German administrative labor market data to show that the matching function correlation solely … based on idiosyncratic productivity and free entry is very close to the empirical matching function. Consequently, we argue … that standard matching function estimations are seriously biased if idiosyncratic productivity plays a role for match …

subsidies. Furthermore, the outflow rate would have been downward-biased had one supposed a matching function that is exogenous …

uncover the effectiveness at which workers are matched to available jobs. A spatially augmented matching function is backed by …

We show that equilibrium matching models imply that standard estimates of the matching function elasticities are … from that bias. Application of our method to the estimation of a basic version of the matching function using aggregate U …

explain shifts in the Beveridge curve using gross labour market flows by estimating the matching function. We interpret … parameter changes in the matching function during the business cycle, distinguishing cyclical and structural changes in the …

when applied to large firms. In this paper a firm-level matching function is derived for firms with multiple vacancies, by …-size endogenously. The derived aggregate matching function exhibits constant returns to scale. The main macroeconomic results of the …