Occupations that are used in many industries are “broad”. Workers in broader occupations can respond to adverse shocks to their industry by moving to better-faring industries. This …
I propose and show that workers in occupations that are employable in more industries (“broader” occupations) are better insured against industry-specific shocks. In an industry …
This thesis investigates the matching process between unemployed and unfilled vacancies in Swedish regional labour markets. Using a stochastic production frontier analysis, we are …