Matching bias in labor demand estimation

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 2
Pages: 297-299

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Using a matched firm-worker dataset, we show both theoretically and empirically that positive assortative matching between firms and workers leads to an underestimation of the absolute value of wage elasticity of labor demand.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:2:p:297-299
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24