MATCHING WORKERS AND JOBS - CYCLICAL FLUCTUATIONS IN MATCH QUALITY

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: BOWLUS, AJ
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/298377
• 发表日期: 1995
• 页码: 335-350
• 关键词: states

摘要

Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data on tenure and wages, this article analyzes the extent to which the level of job mismatching varies over the business cycle and how it is dealt with by the labor market. I find significant cyclical variation in job match quality and an internalization of the variation by the labor market through wages. Mismatching occurs more during recessions but is primarily captured in starting wages. The evidence suggests the cyclical phenomenon is one of general mismatching rather than an increased number of stopgap jobs during recessions.