Gregor Jarosch
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View article: Searching for Job Security and the Consequences of Job Loss
Searching for Job Security and the Consequences of Job Loss Open
Job loss comes with large present value earnings losses which elude workhorse models of unemployment and labor market policy. I propose a parsimonious model of a frictional labor market in which jobs differ in terms of unemployment risk an…
View article: Searching for Job Security and the Consequences of Job Loss
Searching for Job Security and the Consequences of Job Loss Open
Job loss comes with large present value earnings losses which elude workhorse models of unemployment and labor market policy.I propose a parsimonious model of a frictional labor market in which jobs differ in terms of unemployment risk and…
View article: Learning From Coworkers
Learning From Coworkers Open
We investigate learning at the workplace. To do so, we use German administrative data that contain information on the entire workforce of a sample of establishments. We document that having more‐highly‐paid coworkers is strongly associated…
View article: Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic
Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic Open
We develop a quantitative framework for exploring how individuals trade off the utility benefit of social activity against the internal and external health risks that come with social interactions during a pandemic.We calibrate the model t…
View article: Granular Search, Market Structure, and Wages
Granular Search, Market Structure, and Wages Open
We develop a model where labor market structure affects the division of surplus between firms and workers.Using Austrian data we show that in more concentrated labor markets, workers are more likely to return to past employers.In our model…
View article: Learning from Coworkers
Learning from Coworkers Open
We investigate learning at the workplace.To do so, we use German administrative data that contain information on the entire workforce of a sample of establishments.We document that having more highly paid coworkers is strongly associated w…
View article: Statistical Discrimination and Duration Dependence in the Job Finding Rate
Statistical Discrimination and Duration Dependence in the Job Finding Rate Open
This paper models a frictional labor market where employers endogenously discriminate against the long term unemployed.The estimated model replicates recent experimental evidence which documents that interview invitations for observational…
View article: Intermediation as Rent Extraction
Intermediation as Rent Extraction Open
We propose a theory of intermediation as rent extraction, and explore its implications for the extent of intermediation, welfare and policy.A frictional asset market is populated by agents who are heterogeneous with respect to their bargai…
View article: The Emergence of Market Structure
The Emergence of Market Structure Open
What market structure emerges when market participants can choose the rate at which they contact others?We show that traders who choose a higher contact rate emerge as intermediaries, earning profits by taking asset positions that are misa…