Skill mismatch and unemployment

Jacques François Thisse; Yves Zenou

doi:10.1016/S0165-1765(00)00334-7

Skill mismatch and unemployment

Jacques François Thisse, Yves Zenou

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Abstract

We consider a finite number of heterogeneous firms which compete imperfectly for heterogeneous workers. We show that unemployment may arise in equilibrium because of job mismatch and firms' market power.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	415-420
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	69
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(00)00334-7
Publication status	Published - Dec 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

J41
Job assignment
Mismatch
Workers' and firms' heterogeneity

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Skill mismatch and unemployment

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