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Revisiting the matching function
Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; Nordmeier, Daniela - 2016
There is strong empirical evidence for Cobb-Douglas matching functions. We show in this paper that this widely found … underlying mechanisms. Obviously, it can be generated by assuming a Cobb-Douglas matching function. Less obvious, the same … idiosyncratic productivity can explain the observed negative time trend in estimated matching efficiency and asymmetric business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011482505
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Revisiting the matching function
Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; Nordmeier, Daniela - 2014
negative time trend in estimated matching functions. In addition, the full nonlinear combined model generates highly asymmetric …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010410222
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Revisiting the matching function
Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; Nordmeier, Daniela - 2016
There is strong empirical evidence for Cobb-Douglas matching functions. We show in this paper that this widely found … underlying mechanisms. Obviously, it can be generated by assuming a Cobb-Douglas matching function. Less obvious, the same … idiosyncratic productivity can explain the observed negative time trend in estimated matching efficiency and asymmetric business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477306
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Public employment agency reform, matching efficiency, and German unemployment
Merkl, Christian; Sauerbier, Timo - 2022
Our paper aims at improving the understanding for the role of public employment agencies in job matching. We analyze … matching and unemployment. Based on two microeconomic datasets, we show that the market share of the Federal Employment Agency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012797822
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2021
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the "Hartz IV" reform, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485069
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2021
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the “Hartz IV” reform, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485370
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2019
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the Hartz IV reform in Germany, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011965759
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2019
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the Hartz IV reform in Germany, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974802
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2019
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the Hartz IV reform in Germany, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We use a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997295
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Hartz IV and the decline of German unemployment : a macroeconomic evaluation
Hochmuth, Brigitte; Kohlbrecher, Britta; Merkl, Christian; … - 2019
This paper proposes a new approach to evaluate the macroeconomic effects of the "Hartz IV" reform, which reduced the generosity of long-term unemployment benefits. We propose a model with different unemployment durations, where the reform initiates both a partial effect and an equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012437211