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Title: Accounting For Endogenous Search Behavior in Matching Function Estimation

Author(s): Daniel Borowczyk-Martins, Grégory Jolivet and Fabien Postel-Vinay

Publication Date: July 2011

Keyword(s): Job Finding, Matching Function Estimation, Unemployment and Vacancies

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: We show that equilibrium matching models imply that standard estimates of the matching function elasticities are exposed to an endogeneity bias, which arises from the search behavior of agents on either side of the market. We offer an estimation method which, under certain assumptions, is immune from that bias. Application of our method to the estimation of a basic version of the matching function using aggregate U.S. data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) suggests that the bias is quantitatively important.

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Borowczyk-Martins, D, Jolivet, G and Postel-Vinay, F. 2011. 'Accounting For Endogenous Search Behavior in Matching Function Estimation'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=8471