Jobs and Matches: Quits, Replacement Hiring, and Vacancy Chains

A-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review: Insights
Year: 2020
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Pages: 101-24

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In the canonical DMP model of job openings, all job openings stem from new job creation. Jobs denote worker-firm matches, which are destroyed following worker quits. Yet, employers classify 56 percent of vacancies as quit-driven replacement hiring into old jobs, which evidently outlived their previous matches. Accordingly, aggregate and firm-level hiring tightly track quits. We augment the DMP model with longer-lived jobs arising from sunk job creation costs and replacement hiring. Quits trigger vacancies, which beget vacancies through replacement hiring. This vacancy chain can raise total job openings and net employment. The procyclicality of quits can thereby amplify business cycles.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aerins:v:2:y:2020:i:1:p:101-24
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29