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Working Papers

2011

1. Autobiography
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
2. Taxes, Social Subsidies and the Allocation of Work Time
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2011)
3. The Future of Work in Europe
   CentrePiece - The Magazine for Economic Performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2010

4. Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)
5. Interview with Nobel Prize Laureates Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee

2009

6. Welfare Policy and the Distribution of Hours of Work
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

2008

7. Employment Outcomes in the Welfare State
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
   Also in Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008)
   See also Journal Article in Revue économique (2008)
8. Making trade work for jobs: international evidence and lessons for MENA
   Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (3)
9. The Ins and Outs of European Unemployment
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (24)
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2008) View citations (24)
   Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
10. Trends in hours and economic growth
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (8)
    Also in 2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006) View citations (7)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (12)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2006) View citations (7)
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2008)

2007

11. Structural change in a multi-sector model of growth
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (57)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2005) View citations (11)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)
12. The Unemployment Volatility Puzzle: Is Wage Stickiness the Answer?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (32)
    Also in Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in VOPROSY ECONOMIKI (2011)
13. Unemployment dynamics with international capital mobility
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2007)

2006

14. Lisbon five years later: what future for European employment and growth?
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (1)
    Also in Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (2006) View citations (1)
15. Scale effects in markets with search
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (8)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2003) View citations (2)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (7)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2003) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2006)
16. The US-European Unemployment Divide Revisited: The Role of Growth and Convergence
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
17. Unemployment and Hours of Work: The North Atlantic Divide Revisited
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2007)
18. Unemployment in Britain: a European success story
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (1)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2003) View citations (4)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2003) View citations (1)
19. What future for European jobs?
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

2005

20. Is new technology good or bad for jobs?
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
21. Labor markets and economic growth in the MENA region
    Working Papers, CERDI View citations (1)
22. Structural Change and Aggregate Employment with Mobility Barriers
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
23. The Impact of TFP Growth on Steady-State Unemployment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2007)
24. Trade and industrial location with heterogeneous labor
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science View citations (14)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (3)
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2004) View citations (1)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Economics (2005)
25. Understanding labour markets
    Open Access publications from London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
26. Women in the Labour Force: How Well is Europe Doing ?
    Open Access publications from Sciences Po, Sciences Po View citations (26)

2004

27. Balanced Growth With Structural Change
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (2)
28. Consumption and Savings with Unemployment Risk: Implications for Optimal Employment Contracts
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2002) View citations (3)
29. Productivity Growth and Employment: Theory and Panel Estimates
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (13)

2002

30. Company Start-Up Costs and Employment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (9)
31. Consumption and Savings with Unemployment Risk: Implications for Employment Contracts
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
32. Taxes, Subsidies and Equilibrium Labor Market Outcomes
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (10)

2000

33. Human Capital and Growth: A Synthesis Report
    OECD Development Centre Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (4)
34. Looking Into The Black Box: A Survey Of The Matching Function
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2000) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2001)

1999

35. Job Reallocation, Employment Fluctuations and Unemployment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (84)
    See also Chapter (1999)
36. New Developments in Models of Search in the Labour Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (123)
    See also Chapter (1999)

1997

37. The Impact of Employment Tax Cuts on Unemployment and Wages: The Role of Unemployment Benefits and Tax Structure
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1998)

1995

38. Technological Progress
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)

1993

39. Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1994)

1992

40. Search Theory at Twenty-One
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
41. Search Unemployment with on-the-job Search
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1994)
42. The Cyclical Behavior of Job Creation and Job Destruction
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (4)
43. Unemployment, Consumption and Growth
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1993)

1990

44. Labour Market Policies and Unemployment in the OECD
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (25)
45. Macroeconomic Adjustment and Poverty in Selected Developed Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
46. UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE PERSISTENCE ON EMPLOYMENT SHOCKS
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations (3)
47. Who are the Unemployed?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)

1989

48. RELATIVE WAGE FLEXIBILITY IN FOUR COUNTRIES
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Stockholm - International Economic Studies (1989)

1988

49. ON-THE-JOB SEARCH: SOME EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations (20)
50. UNEMPLOYMENT CONSEQUENCES OF AN AGING POPULATION: AN APPLICATION OF INSIDER-OUTSIDER THEORY
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1989)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Equilibrium in the Labor Market with Search Frictions
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1092-1105 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
2. Letter from EEA President
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2011, 9, (1), 176-177
3. Taxes, Social Subsidies, and the Allocation of Work Time
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (4), 1-26 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
4. The Unemployment Volatility Puzzle: Is Wage Stickiness the Answer?
   VOPROSY ECONOMIKI, 2011, 1
   Also in Econometrica, 2009, 77, (5), 1339-1369 (2009) View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2010

5. Why Do Firms Offer 'Employment Protection'?
   Economica, 2010, 77, (308), 613-636 View citations (1)

2008

6. A new method to estimate time variation in the NAIRU - comments
   Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2008
7. EconomicDynamics Interviews Christopher Pissarides on the Matching Function
   EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2008, 10, (1)
8. Employment Outcomes in the Welfare State
   Revue économique, 2008, 59, (3), 413-436
   See also Working Paper (2008)
9. The Ins and Outs of European Unemployment
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 256-62 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
10. The Labour Market and the Euro
    Cyprus Economic Policy Review, 2008, 2, (1), 3-9
11. Trends in Hours and Economic Growth
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, 11, (2), 239-256 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

12. Structural Change in a Multisector Model of Growth
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 429-443 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
13. THE IMPACT OF TFP GROWTH ON STEADY-STATE UNEMPLOYMENT
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (2), 607-640 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
14. UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOURS OF WORK: THE NORTH ATLANTIC DIVIDE REVISITED
    International Economic Review, 2007, 48, (1), 1-36 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
15. Unemployment dynamics with international capital mobility
    European Economic Review, 2007, 51, (1), 27-48 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

16. Scale Effects in Markets with Search
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 21-44 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

17. Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides receive IZA Prize in Labor Economics
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (4), 583-586
18. Trade and industrial location with heterogeneous labor
    Journal of International Economics, 2005, 67, (2), 392-412 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2001

19. Employment protection
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (2), 131-159 View citations (86)
20. Entrepreneurship, start-up costs and employment
    European Economic Review, 2001, 45, (4-6), 692-705 View citations (119)
21. Looking into the Black Box: A Survey of the Matching Function
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2001, 39, (2), 390-431 View citations (513)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2000

22. Monetary and Fiscal Policy with and without the Euro Patterns in Neighboring Areas
    Ekonomia, 2000, 4, (1), 1-18

1999

23. Policy Influences on Unemployment: The European Experience
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 46, (4), 389-418 View citations (6)
24. Unemployment Responses to 'Skill-Biased' Technology Shocks: The Role of Labour Market Policy
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (455), 242-65 View citations (57)

1998

25. Technological Progress, Job Creation and Job Destruction
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1998, 1, (4), 733-753 View citations (69)
26. The impact of employment tax cuts on unemployment and wages; The role of unemployment benefits and tax structure
    European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (1), 155-183 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

27. Learning by Trading and the Returns to Human Capital in Developing Countries
    World Bank Economic Review, 1997, 11, (1), 17-32 View citations (23)

1994

28. Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment
    Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (3), 397-415 View citations (945)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
29. On-the-job search: Some empirical evidence from Britain
    European Economic Review, 1994, 38, (2), 385-401 View citations (22)
30. Search Unemployment with On-the-Job Search
    Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (3), 457-75 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1993

31. Unemployment, consumption and growth
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (4), 837-854 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1992

32. Loss of Skill during Unemployment and the Persistence of Employment Shocks
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1371-91 View citations (123)

1991

33. Macroeconomic Adjustment and Poverty in Selected Industrial Countries
    World Bank Economic Review, 1991, 5, (2), 207-29
34. Real Wages and Unemployment in Australia
    Economica, 1991, 58, (229), 35-55 View citations (9)

1990

35. Regional Migration, Wages and Unemployment: Empirical Evidence and Implications for Policy
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1990, 42, (4), 812-31 View citations (71)

1989

36. An expenditure-based estimate of Britain's black economy
    Journal of Public Economics, 1989, 39, (1), 17-32 View citations (51)
37. Female participation and male unemployment duration in Greece: Evidence from the labour force survey
    European Economic Review, 1989, 33, (2-3), 395-406 View citations (7)
38. On Vacancies
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1989, 51, (4), 377-94 View citations (41)
39. Unemployment and Macroeconomics
    Economica, 1989, 56, (221), 1-14 View citations (4)
40. Unemployment and the Inter-regional Mobility of Labour
    Economic Journal, 1989, 99, (397), 739-55 View citations (78)
41. Unemployment consequences of an aging population: An application of insider-outsider theory
    European Economic Review, 1989, 33, (2-3), 355-366 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1988

42. The Search Equilibrium Approach to Fluctuations in Employment
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 363-68 View citations (11)

1987

43. Mass unemployment: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1987, 20, (1), 183-188
44. Search, Wage Bargains and Cycles
    Review of Economic Studies, 1987, 54, (3), 473-83 View citations (22)
45. Wages and Employment: A Framework for Analysis with Application to Three Policy Issues
    The Economic Record, 1987, 63, (183), 301-12

1986

46. Trade Unions and the Efficiency of the Natural Rate of Unemployment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (4), 582-95 View citations (3)

1985

47. Dynamics of Unemployment, Vacancies and Real Wages with Trade Unions
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1985, 87, (2), 386-403 View citations (2)
48. Monopsony and the Lifetime Relation between Wages and Productivity
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), 91-100 View citations (2)
49. Short-run Equilibrium Dynamics of Unemployment Vacancies, and Real Wages
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (4), 676-90 View citations (83)
50. Taxes, Subsidies, and Equilibrium Unemployment
    Review of Economic Studies, 1985, 52, (1), 121-33 View citations (17)

1984

51. Efficient Job Rejection
    Economic Journal, 1984, 94, (376a), 97-108 View citations (44)
52. Search Intensity, Job Advertising, and Efficiency
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (1), 128-43 View citations (31)

1983

53. A Test of Price Sluggishness in the Simple Rational Expectations Model: U.K. 1950-1980
    Economic Journal, 1983, 93, (371), 616-28
54. Efficiency Aspects of the Financing of Unemployment Insurance and Other Government Expenditure
    Review of Economic Studies, 1983, 50, (1), 57-69 View citations (7)
55. Wages and Employment With Firm-Specific Seniority
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1983, 14, (2), 573-580

1982

56. From School to University: The Demand for Post-Compulsory Education in Britain
    Economic Journal, 1982, 92, (367), 654-67 View citations (6)
57. Job Search and the Duration of Layoff Unemployment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1982, 97, (4), 595-612 View citations (11)

1981

58. Staying-on at School in England and Wales
    Economica, 1981, 48, (192), 345-63 View citations (14)

1980

59. British Government Popularity and Economic Performance
    Economic Journal, 1980, 90, (3593), 569-81 View citations (5)
60. Social security and the choice between full-time work, part-time work and retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 14, (2), 245-276 View citations (25)
    See also Chapter (1980)
61. The Wealth-Age Relation with Life Insurance
    Economica, 1980, 47, (188), 451-57 View citations (2)

1979

62. Job Matchings with State Employment Agencies and Random Search
    Economic Journal, 1979, 89, (356), 818-33 View citations (63)

1978

63. Liquidity Considerations in the Theory of Consumption
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1978, 92, (2), 279-96 View citations (17)
64. The Role of Relative Wages and Excess Demand in the Sectoral Flow of Labour
    Review of Economic Studies, 1978, 45, (3), 453-67 View citations (2)

1976

65. Job Search and Participation
    Economica, 1976, 43, (169), 33-49 View citations (7)

1974

66. Risk, Job Search, and Income Distribution
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (6), 1255-67 View citations (16)

1972

67. A Model of British Macroeconomic Policy, 1955-1969
    The Manchester School of Economic & Social Studies, 1972, 40, (3), 245-59

Books

2012

1. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

2. Job Matching, Wage Dispersion, and Unemployment
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

2009

3. Labour Market Adjustment
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
4. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2008
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2007

5. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2000

6. Equilibrium Unemployment Theory, 2nd Edition, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (422)

Edited books

2007

1. NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

2005

2. Women at Work: An Economic Perspective
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (9)

Chapters

2011

1. Front matter, abstracts
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, 2011
2. Introduction to "NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2011, 2011, pp 1-7

2009

3. Comment on "Regional difference-in-differences in France using the German annexation of Alsace-Moselle in 1870-1918"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2008, 2009, pp 310-314
4. Introduction to "NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2008"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2008, 2009, pp 1-5

2007

5. Introduction to "NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005, 2007, pp 1-7

2005

6. Comment on "Shadow Sorting"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005, 2005, pp 167-170

1999

7. Job reallocation, employment fluctuations and unemployment
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Macroeconomics, 1999, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1171-1228 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper (1999)
8. New developments in models of search in the labor market
   Chapter 39 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part B, pp 2567-2627 View citations (287)
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1980

9. Social security and the choice between full-time work, part-time work and retirement
   A chapter in Econometric Studies in Public Finance, 1980, pp 245-276 View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1980)