Labor market policy evaluation in equilibrium: Some lessons of the job search and matching model

We analyze the consequences of counseling provided to job seekers in a standard job search and matching model. It turns out that neglecting equilibrium effects induced by counseling can lead to wrong conclusions. In particular, counseling can increase steady state unemployment although counseled job...

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Volume:	17
Main Author:	Cahuc, Pierre Le Barbanchon, Thomas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	AMSTERDAM Elsevier B.V 2010 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV Elsevier
published in:	Labour economics Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 196 - 205
Data of publication:	2010
ISSN:	0927-5371 1879-1034
EISSN:	1879-1034
Discipline:	Economics
Series:	Labour Economics
Subjects:	Evaluation Matching model Job search counseling Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Evaluation Job search counseling Matching model Evaluation Matching model Job search counseling
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Knowledge Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2010 Web of Science RePEc RePEc IDEAS CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS