On the Measurement of Mismatch

Arbeitspapier

This paper introduces and examines a definition of an equilibrium rate of unemployment that can be used as mismatch indicator, too. In contrast to existing indicators this measurement method is based directly on the Beveridge-Curve. An application of the indicator to nine OECD countries leads to diverging results. Most of the considered countries have experienced increasing mismatch in the seventies and decreasing mismatch in the nineties. The latter result is somewhat surprising, since mismatch was expected to be increasing in the nineties. However, the estimates for Germany are against this international trend, due to the fact that mismatch has increased steadily since the middle of the sixties.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Thünen-Series of Applied Economic Theory - Working Paper ; No. 44

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Contracts ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Other ; Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
• Subject: Mismatch ; Beveridge-Curve ; equilibrium unemployment ; Beveridge-Kurve ; Strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; Schätzung ; OECD-Staaten ; Deutschland ; Gleichgewicht

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ochsen, Carsten
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Rostock, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre
• (where): Rostock
• (when): 2004

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/78278
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET