“...Job-to-job turnover provides a way for employers to escape statutory firing costs, as unprofitable workers may willfully quit their job on receiving an outside...”

“...Standard matching models of unemployment generate far too little volatility in unemployment and vacancies relative to the variation in the shock variables...”

“...Abstract We develop and estimate a structural model that incorporates a sizeable public sector in a labor market with search frictions. The wage distribution...”

“...AbstractIt is well known that German and Spanish labour markets are quite different from a macro point of view. In this paper, we look at these markets through...”