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Working Papers

2015

1. Optimal Growth Through Product Innovation
   2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
   Also in 2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2016)
2. Stochastic Unemployment with Dynamic Monopsony
   Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics

2014

3. Equilibrium Labor Turnover, Firm Growth and Unemployment
   2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   Also in ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2012) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2016)
4. Labor Market Friction, Firm Heterogeneity, and Aggregate Employment and Productivity
   2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   Also in 2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009)

2011

5. Autobiography
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
6. Comments on Hall's "Clashing Theories of Unemployment"
   Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
7. Equilibrium Wage and Employment Dynamics in a Model of Wage Posting without Commitment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (10)

2010

8. Dynamic Monopsonistic Competition and Labor Market Equilibrium
   2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)
9. Interview with Nobel Prize Laureates Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
10. Markets with Search Frictions and the DMP Model
    Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)
11. Wage and Productivity Dispersion: Labor Quality or Rent Sharing?
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (27)

2009

12. Wage Dispersion and Inter-Firm Bargaining in a Search and Matching Model
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
13. Wage Dispersion in the Search and Matching Model with Intra-Firm Bargaining
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2007

14. Island Matching
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in 2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2007)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2009)

2006

15. Worker Reallocation and Labor Productivity Growth
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2005

16. An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (2005) View citations (7)
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations (31)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (7)
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2008)
17. More on Unemployment and Vacancy Fluctuations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    Also in 2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005) View citations (45)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2007)

2004

18. Innovation, Growth, and Labor Market Policy
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
19. Productivity Differences and Firm Size
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
20. Productivity Growth and Worker Reallocation: Theory and Evidence
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (2)

2003

21. On the Job Search and the Wage Distribution
    CAM Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Centre for Applied Microeconometrics View citations (16)
    Also in SFB 373 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes (2000) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2005)

2002

22. Taxes, Subsidies and Equilibrium Labor Market Outcomes
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (19)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (30)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2001) View citations (9)

2000

23. Modeling Matched Job-Worker Flows
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (6)

1999

24. Job Reallocation, Employment Fluctuations and Unemployment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (219)
    See also Chapter (1999)
25. New Developments in Models of Search in the Labour Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (259)
    See also Chapter (1999)

1998

26. Equilibrium Unemployment with Wage Posting: Burdett-Mortensen Meet Pissarides
    Working Papers, Centre for Labour Market and Social Research, Danmark- View citations (31)

1995

27. Technological Progress
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1995)

1993

28. Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Policy (2011)

1992

29. The Cyclical Behavior of Job Creation and Job Destruction
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (8)

1991

30. Equilibrium Unemployment Cycles
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
31. Information Sources and Equilibrium Wage Outcomes
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)

1989

32. Equilibrium Wage Differentials and Employer Size
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (54)

1988

33. Equilibrium Wage Distrihutions: A Synthesis
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (18)
34. The Persistence and Indeterminacy of Unemployment in Search Equilibrium
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (9)

1985

35. Functional Form Specifications for Models of Unemployment and Job Duration
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)
36. The Existence of Optimal Quitting Strategies for a Class of Job Turnover Models
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1984

37. Job Search and Labor Market Analysis
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (82)
    See also Chapter (1987)
38. Quit Probabilities and Job Tenure- On the Job Training or Matching?
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science

1983

39. A Welfare Analysis of Unemployment Insurance: Variations on Second Best Themes
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1983)

1981

40. The Economics of Mating
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)

1979

41. Search, Layoffs, and Labor Market Equilibrium
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1980)
42. The Matching Process as a Non-Cooperative/Bargaining Game
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (23)
    See also Chapter (1982)

1978

43. On The Theory of Layoffs
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
44. Specific Capital, Bargaining, and Labor Turnover
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (63)

1977

45. Labor Supply Under Uncertainty
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (25)
46. Specific Human Capital and Labor Turnover
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
47. Unemployment Insurance and Labor Supply Decisions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (16)

1974

48. Rational Price Dispersion
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science
49. Search Equilibrium and the Core in a Decentralized Pure Exchange Economy
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science

1973

50. Search Equilibrium in a Simple Multi-Market Economy
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science

Journal Articles

2016

1. Equilibrium Labor Turnover, Firm Growth, and Unemployment
   Econometrica, 2016, 84, 347-363 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
2. Optimal Growth Through Product Innovation
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2016, 19, 4-19 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
   Software Item (2015)

2015

3. The response of employment and wages to aggregate shocks: On-the-job search effect
   Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (1), 7-17 View citations (3)

2011

4. Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment
   Economic Policy, 2011, 1, 19 pages View citations (4)
   Also in Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (3), 397-415 (1994) View citations (2954)
   See also Working Paper (1993)
5. Markets with Search Friction and the DMP Model
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1073-91 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

6. Labor Market Models of Worker and Firm Heterogeneity
   Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 577-602 View citations (25)
7. Wage Dispersion in the Search and Matching Model
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 338-42 View citations (11)

2009

8. Island matching
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (6), 2336-2353 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

9. An Empirical Model of Growth Through Product Innovation
   Econometrica, 2008, 76, (6), 1317-1373 View citations (197)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

10. Labor‐market Volatility in Matching Models with Endogenous Separations
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2007, 109, (4), 645-665 View citations (3)
11. More on Unemployment and Vacancy Fluctuations
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2007, 10, (3), 327-347 View citations (322)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

12. Labor search
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (4), 807-810 View citations (30)

2005

13. A COMMENT ON "PRICE DISPERSION, INFLATION, AND WELFARE" BY A. HEAD AND A. KUMAR
    International Economic Review, 2005, 46, (2), 573-578 View citations (6)
14. Alfred Marshall Lecture: Growth, Unemployment, and Labor Market Policy
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 236-258 View citations (31)
15. Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides receive IZA Prize in Labor Economics
    Journal of Population Economics, 2005, 18, (4), 583-586
16. On-the-Job Search and the Wage Distribution
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (1), 31-58 View citations (150)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND WORKER REALLOCATION
    International Economic Review, 2005, 46, (3), 731-749 View citations (41)

2002

18. Competitive Pricing and Efficiency in Search Equilibrium
    International Economic Review, 2002, 43, (1), 1-20 View citations (141)

1999

19. Equilibrium Unemployment Dynamics
    International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (4), 889-914 View citations (37)
20. Unemployment Responses to 'Skill-Biased' Technology Shocks: The Role of Labour Market Policy
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (455), 242-65 View citations (181)

1998

21. Hedonic Wages and Labor Market Search
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1998, 16, (4), 815-47 View citations (125)
22. Technological Progress, Job Creation and Job Destruction
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1998, 1, (4), 733-753 View citations (184)
23. Wage Differentials, Employer Size, and Unemployment
    International Economic Review, 1998, 39, (2), 257-73 View citations (1020)
24. Wages, work, and unemployment
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (11), 1531-1547 View citations (8)

1996

25. Unemployment insurance, labor-market dynamics, and social welfare A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1996, 44, (1), 83-86 View citations (1)

1995

26. Personal contacts and earnings: It is who you know!
    Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (1), 103-104 View citations (4)
    Also in Labour Economics, 1994, 1, (2), 187-201 (1994) View citations (150)

1994

27. Reducing supply-side disincentives to job creation
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1994, (Jan), 189-237 View citations (16)
28. The cyclical behavior of job and worker flows
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1994, 18, (6), 1121-1142 View citations (99)

1992

29. Search theory and macroeconomics: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1992, 29, (1), 163-167 View citations (10)

1988

30. Wages, Separations, and Job Tenure: On-the-Job Specific Training or Matching?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1988, 6, (4), 445-71 View citations (57)

1984

31. Earnings, Unemployment, and the Allocation of Time Over Time
    Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (4), 559-578 View citations (57)

1983

32. A welfare analysis of unemployment insurance: Variations on second-best themes
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1983, 19, (1), 67-97 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (1983)

1982

33. Property Rights and Efficiency in Mating, Racing, and Related Games
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (5), 968-79 View citations (408)

1981

34. A comment on Barro's intertemporal substitution and the business cycle
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1981, 14, (1), 269-271
35. Testing for ability in a competitive labor market
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1981, 25, (1), 42-66 View citations (6)

1980

36. Search, Layoffs, and Labor Market Equilibrium
    Journal of Political Economy, 1980, 88, (4), 652-72 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (1979)

1978

37. Specific Capital and Labor Turnover
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1978, 9, (2), 572-586 View citations (110)

1977

38. Unemployment Insurance and Job Search Decisions
    ILR Review, 1977, 30, (4), 505-517 View citations (178)

1973

39. Generalized Costs of Adjustment and Dynamic Factor Demand Theory
    Econometrica, 1973, 41, (4), 657-65 View citations (57)

1972

40. Job Search, the Duration of Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (4), 718-19

1970

41. Job Search, the Duration of Unemployment, and the Phillips Curve
    American Economic Review, 1970, 60, (5), 847-62 View citations (200)

Books

2016

1. Job Matching, Wage Dispersion, and Unemployment
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (1)
   Also in OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2011) View citations (7)

2005

2. Wage Dispersion: Why Are Similar Workers Paid Differently?, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (102)

Chapters

1999

1. Job reallocation, employment fluctuations and unemployment
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Macroeconomics, 1999, vol. 1, Part B, pp 1171-1228 View citations (216)
   See also Working Paper (1999)
2. 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 (695)
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1987

3. Job search and labor market analysis
   Chapter 15 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 2, pp 849-919 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper (1984)

1982

4. The Matching Process as a Noncooperative Bargaining Game
   A chapter in The Economics of Information and Uncertainty, 1982, pp 233-258 View citations (148)
   See also Working Paper (1979)

Software Items

2015

1. Code and data files for "Optimal Growth Through Product Innovation"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2016)