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The Research Agenda: Labor Market Frictions and Business Cycles

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  • Robert Shimer

    (Princeton University)

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Robert Shimer is associate professor of Economics at Princeton University. His field of research is search and matching applied to labor markets.

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  • Robert Shimer, 2002. "The Research Agenda: Labor Market Frictions and Business Cycles," EconomicDynamics Newsletter, Review of Economic Dynamics, vol. 4(1), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:red:ecodyn:v:4:y:2002:i:1:agenda
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