The matching efficiency of the standard matching function is known to follow a pro-cyclical pattern. An observed … rightward shift in the UK's Beveridge Curve after the Great Recession, suggests a decrease in the matching efficiency between … in efficiency in matching unemployed workers and available vacancies. Accounting for labour market segmentation and …

We examine the matching process using monthly panel data for local labour markets in Sweden. We find that an increase … that high unemployment makes it easier to fill vacancies; hiring appears to be determined by labour demand while frictions …

We examine the matching process using monthly panel data for local labour markets in Sweden. We find that an increase … that high unemployment makes it easier to fill vacancies; hiring appears to be determined by labour demand while frictions …

This paper examines labour market matching in Austria since 2008, with a particular focus on the effects of the COVID … matching model to estimate Beveridge curves for different labour market segments. Despite the disruptive effects of the COVID …-19 pandemic, overall labour market conditions were relatively stable, with mismatched unemployment returning to pre …

-19 pandemic. Using monthly administrative data, we estimate Beveridge curves and matching efficiency across federal … states. Our results show that while COVID-19 temporarily disrupted labour market matching, mismatch unemployment returned to … industrial regions experienced structural declines in matching efficiency starting in 2014-2015. These findings highlight the …