Equilibria with Unemployment in Segmented Labor Markets:

The paper proves four theorems in an n-sector model of a segmented labor market, with search costs, and a continuum of workers with different reservation wages, who can apply to any number of sectors. The main conclusions are that: (i) an equilibrium with unemployment always exists; and (ii) some of...

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Main Author: Demekas, Dimitri G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 1990
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 90/32
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Summary:The paper proves four theorems in an n-sector model of a segmented labor market, with search costs, and a continuum of workers with different reservation wages, who can apply to any number of sectors. The main conclusions are that: (i) an equilibrium with unemployment always exists; and (ii) some of the unemployment is involuntary, in the sense that it consists of workers with reservation wages below the equilibrium wage in the secondary market. These conclusions hold in the case of both separate and non-separate markets
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (20 p)
ISBN:1451979606
9781451979602

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