The quality-weighted matching function: Did the German labour market reforms trade of efficiency against job quality?
Gartner, Hermann ; Rother, Thomas ; Weber, Enzo
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
IAB - Nürnberg
2019
14 p.
labour market reform ; decent work
IAB Discussion Paper
24/2019
Labour market
English
Bibliogr.
"We evaluate the quantity-quality trade-off on the labor market by estimating an augmented matching functionweighting the matches by quality measures. We use the approach to evaluate the German labor market reforms conducted between 2003 and 2005. Indeed, we find a significant quantity-quality trade-off. However, even aft er controlling for job quality, a good half of the positive effect of reforms on the matchingefficiency remains."
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