Using a multi-dimensional measure of occupational mismatch, we report distinct gender differences in match quality and changes in match quality over the course of careers. A substantial portion of the gender wage gap stems from match quality differences among more educated individuals....

In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, inwiefern sich die Arbeitslosenquoten von Deutschen und Immigranten in Abhängigkeit ihrer Qualifikation voneinander unterscheiden. Der Vergleich der qualifikationsspezifischen Arbeitslosenquoten macht deutlich, dass nicht nur unter den Einheimischen sondern...

This paper examines how policies, aimed at increasing the supply of education in the economy, affect the matching between workers and firms, and the wages of various skill groups. We build an equilibrium model where workers endogenously invest in education, while firms direct their technology...

This paper presents a search model with heterogeneous workers, social networks and endogenous search intensity. There are three job search channels: costly formal applications and two costless informal channels – through family and professional networks. Our model explains a U-shape referral...

Although recessions negatively affect labor market outcomes, we find that individuals with greater cognitive skills have been less affected by recessions since 2000 compared to those in the 1980s and 1990s. This result occurs despite a decrease in the returns to cognitive skills over the last...

In diesem Beitrag wird untersucht, inwiefern sich die Arbeitslosenquoten von Deutschen und Immigranten in Abhängigkeit ihrer Qualifikation voneinander unterscheiden. Der Vergleich der qualifikationsspezifischen Arbeitslosenquoten macht deutlich, dass nicht nur unter den Einheimischen sondern...