Equilibrium Search with Continuous Productivity Dispersion: Theory and Nonparametric Estimation

Christian Bontemps, Jean-Marc Robin and Gerard van den Berg

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Abstract: In this article we develop an equilibrium search model with a continuous distribution of firm productivity types within a given labor market. We characterize equilibrium, derive expressions for the endogenous equilibrium wage distributions, and characterize the set of wage distributions that can be generated by the model. We develop a structural nonparametric estimation method for the productivity distribution. We estimate the model using French longitudinal survey data on labor supply, and we compare the results with those from a French panel data set of firms. The results are informative on the degree to which firms exploit search frictions.

Keywords: equilibrium; search; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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Published in International Economic Review, 2000, 41 (2), pp.305-358. ⟨10.1111/1468-2354.00066⟩

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Journal Article: Equilibrium Search with Continuous Productivity Dispersion: Theory and Nonparametric Estimation (2000)
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Working Paper: Equilibrium Search with Continuous Productivity Dispersion: Theory and Non-Parametric Estimation (1998)
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DOI: 10.1111/1468-2354.00066

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