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A Discrete-Time Stochastic Model of Job Matching

Smith, Anthony E.; Zenou, Yves - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 6 (2003) 1, pp. 54-79

In this paper, an explicit micro scenario is developed which yields a well-defined aggregate job matching function. In … approximated by an exponential-type matching function, as the population becomes large. This steady-state approximation is first …

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Do the Higher Educated Unemployed Crowd Out the Lower Educated Ones in a Competition for Jobs

Cockx, Bart; Dejemeppe, Muriel - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002

levels. We estimate the structural parameters of a matching function generalised to incorporate crowding out effects. We use …

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Job Matching, Social Network and Word-of-Mouth Communication

Calvó-Armengol, Antoni; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

). From this micro scenario, we derive an aggregate matching function that has the standard properties but fails to be …

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A Discrete-Time Stochastic Model of Job Matching

Smith, Tony E; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

In this Paper, an explicit micro scenario is developed which yields a well-defined aggregate job-matching function. In … approximated by an exponential-type matching function, as the population becomes large. This steady-state approximation is first …

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Looking Into The Black Box: A Survey Of The Matching Function

Petrongolo, Barbara; Pissarides, Christopher - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

We survey the microfoundations, empirical evidence and estimation issues underlying the aggregate matching function … accepted as superior to all others. Instead, an aggregate matching function with hires as a function of vacancies and …

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Public Training and Outflows from Unemployment: An Augmented Matching Function Approach on Polish Regional Data

Puhani, Patrick A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

We analyse Polish active labour market policy (ALMP) training programmes from a macroeconomic (regional) point of view. The effects of training programmes on the outflows from unemployment and the effects of all ALMP programmes on the outflows from employment (to identify displacement effects)...

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The elasticity and efficiency of job matching in Dutch regional labour markets

Broersma, Lourens - In: Papers in regional science : the journal of the … 76 (1996), pp. 449-465

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Matching Across Space: Evidence on Mobility in the Czech Republic

Burda, Michael C; Profit, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

sectoral heterogeneity. Constant returns for this modified matching function cannot, however, be rejected in most cases. …

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Active Labour Market Policies, Job Matching and the Czech Miracle

Boeri, Tito; Burda, Michael C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

A common explanation of low unemployment rates in the Czech Republic (CR) is the stance of active labour market policies (ALMPs), in particular the extensive use of ALMP instruments and an effective delivery system. Using a large panel of quarterly data from employment office districts, we...

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The Impact of Active Labour Market Policies: A Closer Look at the Czech and Slovak Republics

Burda, Michael C; Lubyová, Martina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper investigates the impact of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia over the period 1991-4. Econometric results suggest that levels of these policies - including a dramatic reduction of ALMP spending in Slovakia by more than two-thirds in 1993 -...

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