Labor market adjustment in transition economies with on-the-job search

Authors
Brixiova, Z Yousef, T
Citation
Z. Brixiova et T. Yousef, Labor market adjustment in transition economies with on-the-job search, ECON LETT, 67(2), 2000, pp. 223-229
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01651765 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
223 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(200005)67:2<223:LMAITE>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of on-the-job search by workers in the state sector on the level and duration of unemployment in transition economies. We derive the optimal speed of state sector closure when workers engage in on-the-job search. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved. JEL classification: J64; P21.