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Beveridge Curve

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Abstract

The Beveridge curve depicts a negative relationship between unemployed workers and job vacancies, a robust finding across countries. The position of the economy on the curve gives an idea as to the state of the labour market. The modern underlying theory is the search and matching model, with workers and firms engaging in costly search leading to random matching. The Beveridge curve depicts the steady state of the model, whereby inflows into unemployment are equal to the outflows from it, generated by matching.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Third Edition
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages923-926
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781349951895
ISBN (Print)9781349951888
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

  • Beveridge curve
  • Beveridge, W. H.
  • Business cycle
  • Excess demand and supply
  • Frictions
  • Information costs
  • Job search
  • Matching function
  • Microfoundations
  • Phillips curve
  • Unemployment
  • Vacancies
  • Wage inflation

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