Search Frictions and the Labor Wedge /

This paper shows that labor market search frictions do not explain fluctuations in the labor wedge per se. However, the introduction of extensive and intensive margin clarifies that measuring the MRS in terms of total hours artificially introduces procyclicality in the MRS. When the MRS is correctly...

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Auteur principal: Tasci, Murat
Autres auteurs: Pescatori, Andrea
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/117
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF