Cross-Section Estimation of the Matching Function: Evidence from England and Wales

Melvyn Glyn Coles and Eric F. Smith ()

Economica, 1996, vol. 63, issue 252, pages 589-97

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 they obtain the same estimated function using cross-section data rather than aggregate time-series data. The authors find strong evidence of constant returns to scale which is strikingly similar to previous work. Copyright 1996 by The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Date: 1996
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