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Equilibrium Unemployment in a Generalized Search Model

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  • William Hawkins

    (University of Rochester)

  • Daron Acemoglu

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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types of shocks on the equilibrium unemployment rate.

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  • William Hawkins & Daron Acemoglu, 2007. "Equilibrium Unemployment in a Generalized Search Model," 2007 Meeting Papers 384, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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