Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from east and west Europe (English)

The paper tests three hypotheses about the causes of unemployment in the Central-East European transition economies and in a benchmark market economy (Western part of Germany). The first hypothesis (H1) is that unemployment is caused by inefficient matching. Hypothesis 2 (H2) is that unemployment is caused by low demand. Hypothesis 3 (H3) is that restructuring is at work. Our estimates suggest that the west and east German parts of Germany, Czech...

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Munich,Daniel;

Svejnar,Jan;
Document Date
2009/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4810
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Europe,
Region
Europe and Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from east and west Europe
Keywords
returns to scale

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Munich,Daniel; Svejnar,Jan.

Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from east and west Europe (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4810 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/216801468251372186

Unemployment and worker-firm matching : theory and evidence from east and west Europe (English)

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