Consider a simple economy with search unemployment. The matching
function is given by
M =
eQ^(1/2)A^(1/2)
There were initially Q = 1000 unemployed workers
looking for a job. Let b = 0.5, z = 1,
k = 0.1, e = 3/5 and a
= 0.5, where k is the cost of creating a
vacancy.
- Provide the expression for the Beveridge curve.
- Calculate and interpret the slope of the Beveridge curve for
the current state of the economy.
- How does a decrease in the matching efficiency e shift
the beveridge curve?
- Assume the government wants to implement a policy that
will decrease the unemployment rate by 25%.Compute the
percentage change in b that will help reach this
target.
- Assume instead that the government wants to implement a
policy that will increase the vacancy rate by 25%. Compute
the percentage change in b that will yield this new
target.