| Author: | Coles, M. Smith, E. |
| Title: | Cross-section estimation of the matching function: evidence from England and Wales |
| Journal: | Economica
1996 : NOV, VOL. 63:252, p. 589-597 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS ENGLAND MATCHING PROBLEM |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper analyzes how the levels of unemployment and vacancies affect the rate at which unemployed workers find employment - the worker-firm "matching function". In particular, the authors test the robustness of previous empirical work by checking whether the same estimated function could be obtained using cross-section data rather than aggregate time series data. The authors find strong evidence of constant returns to scales which is strikingly similar to previous work. |
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