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Mismatch unemployment in Austria

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  • Michael Christl

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During the last decade, the Beveridge curve in Austria shifted outwards. Using data on vacancies and registered unemployed, we test whether this shift was primarily caused by increased mismatch unemployment or by a labor supply shock. We find that the Beveridge curve shifted primarily because mismatch increased substantially. The increase is due to a substantial increase of mismatch unemployment for manual routine tasks.

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  • René Böheim & Michael Christl, 2021. "Mismatch unemployment in Austria," Economics working papers 2021-06, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
    • Handle: RePEc:jku:econwp:2021-06
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    Keywords

    Beveridge curve; unemployment; matching efficiency;
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    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search

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