Unemployment in Open Economies A Search Theoretic Analysis

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiß, Pia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Stylised Facts
  • 2.1 Matching on the Labour Market and Unemployment
  • 2.2 Trade and the Terms of Trade
  • 3 A Two-Sector Search Model of an Open Economy without Capital
  • 3.1 The Reference Model of Risk-Neutral Individuals
  • 3.2 International Trade and Exchange Rate Shocks in the Medium Run
  • 3.3 The Evolution to the New Equilibrium — The Adjustment Process
  • 3.4 The Economy with Risk-Neutral Individuals and Individual Bargaining
  • 3.5 Appendix A
  • 4 The Generalised Model: An Open Economy with Risk- Averse Individuals
  • 4.1 Individual Bargaining with Risk-Averse Individuals
  • 4.2 The Effects of a Terms-of-Trade Shock on an Economy with Risk-Averse Individuals
  • 4.3 The Economy with Risk-Averse Individuals and Individual Bargaining
  • 4.4 Appendix B
  • 5 An Open Economy with Industry-Level Bargaining
  • 5.1 Trade Unions in Economic Models
  • 5.2 Wages under Collective Bargaining
  • 5.3 Trade Unions in an Open Economy
  • 5.4 The Economy with Risk-Neutral Individuals and Collective Bargaining
  • 5.5 An Illustrative Numerical Example of Risk Neutrality, Risk Aversion, and Collective Bargaining
  • 5.6 Appendix C
  • 6 A Simple Matching Model of a One-Sector Economy with Capital Accumulation
  • 6.1 The Individual’s and Firm’s Decision Problem
  • 6.2 The Equilibrium with Capital Accumulation — The Long-Run Perspective
  • 6.3 Appendix D: The Wage Agreement
  • 7 Summary
  • List of Symbols
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Author Index