Coles, M and Moghaddasi-Kelishomi, A (2018) Do Job Destruction Shocks Matter in the Theory of Unemployment. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 10 (3). pp. 118-136. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20150040
Coles, M and Moghaddasi-Kelishomi, A (2018) Do Job Destruction Shocks Matter in the Theory of Unemployment. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 10 (3). pp. 118-136. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20150040
Coles, M and Moghaddasi-Kelishomi, A (2018) Do Job Destruction Shocks Matter in the Theory of Unemployment. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 10 (3). pp. 118-136. DOI https://doi.org/10.1257/mac.20150040
Abstract
Because the data show that market tightness is not orthogonal to unemployment, this paper identifies the many empirical difficulties caused by adopting the free entry of vacancies assumption in the Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides framework. Relaxing the free entry assumption and using SMM finds the vacancy creation process is less than infinitely elastic. Because a recession-leading job separation shock then causes vacancies to fall as unemployment increases, the ad hoc restriction to zero job separation shocks (to generate Beveridge curve dynamics) becomes redundant. In contrast to standard arguments, the calibrated model finds the job separation process drives unemployment volatility over the cycle.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2017 15:33 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:09 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/20177 |
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