Job duration and match characteristics over the business cycle

• Main Authors: BAYDUR, Ismail, MUKOYAMA, Toshihiko
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: business cycles; match characteristics; job duration; unemployment; job-to-job transitions; Macroeconomics; Work, Economy and Organizations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2365; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3364/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S1094202520300053_main.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper studies the cyclical behavior of job separation and the characteristics of matches between workers and jobs. We estimate a proportional hazard model with competing risks, distinguishing between different types of separations. A higher unemployment rate at the start of an employment relati...