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Credit constraints and the persistence of unemployment

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  • Dromel, Nicolas L.
  • Kolakez, Elie
  • Lehmann, Etienne

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In this paper, we argue that credit market imperfections impact not only the level of unemployment, but also its persistence. For this purpose, we first develop a theoretical model based on the equilibrium matching framework of Mortensen and Pissarides (1999) and Pissarides (2000) where we introduce credit constraints. We show these credit constraints not only increase steady-state unemployment, but also slow down the transitional dynamics. We then provide an empirical illustration based on a country panel dataset of 20 OECD countries. Our results suggest that credit market imperfections significantly increase the persistence of unemployment.

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Volume (Year): 17 (2010)
Issue (Month): 5 (October)
Pages: 823-834

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Keywords: Credit markets Labour markets Unemployment Credit constraints Search frictions;

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