Melvyn G. Coles

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A Test between Unemployment Theories Using Matching Data

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A Test between Unemployment Theories Using Matching Data

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Apr 2003
Melvyn G. Coles and Barbara Petrongolo
University of Essex - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Matching, Unemployment, Temporal Aggregation

A Test between Unemployment Theories Using Matching Data

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Apr 2002
Melvyn G. Coles and Barbara Petrongolo
University of Essex - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Matching, unemployment, hypothesis testing

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Pay, Technology and the Cost of Worker Absence

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Pay, Technology and the Cost of Worker Absence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Aug 2002
John G. Treble, Melvyn G. Coles, Joseph Lanfranchi and Ali Skalli
Swansea University - Department of Economics, University of Essex - Department of Economics, Université Panthéon Assas, LEM and Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas - ERMES
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Absenteeism; Just-in-time; Pay

Pay, Technology, and the Cost of Worker Absence

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 268-285, April 2007
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Mar 2007
Melvyn G. Coles, Joseph Lanfranchi, Ali Skalli and John G. Treble
University of Essex - Department of Economics, Université Panthéon Assas, LEM, Université Paris II - Panthéon-Assas - ERMES and Swansea University - Department of Economics
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Human Capital Accumulation and Labour Market Equilibrium

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4215
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 21 Jun 2009
Ken Burdett, Carlos Carrillo-Tudela and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, University of Leicester and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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search, wage dispersion, human capital accumulation

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Tenure and Experience Effects on Wages: A Theory

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3203
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Oct 2010
Ken Burdett and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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experience, tenure, search, equilibrium

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Heterogeneity as a Coordination Device

UPF Economics & Business Working Paper No. 510
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Nov 2000
Melvyn G. Coles and Jan Eeckhout
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University College London - Department of Economics
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Matching, assignment game, directed search, supermodularity, truthful equilibrium

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Increasing Returns to Education and the Skills Under-Investment Trap

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1657
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jul 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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home production, labor supply, returns to education, income tax

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On the Emergence of Toyboys: Equilibrium Matching With Ageing and Uncertain Careers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2612
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 08 Mar 2007
Melvyn G. Coles and Marco Francesconi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex
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two-sided search, marriage, ex-ante heterogeneity, non-transferable utility, ageing

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Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

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Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Jul 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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education, participation, matching, marriage, cohabitation

Education, Matching and the Allocative Value of Romance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5099
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Aug 2005
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Education, participation, matching, marriage, cohabitation

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Equilibrium Search and the Impact of Equal Opportunities for Women

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Equilibrium Search and the Impact of Equal Opportunities for Women

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4556
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Jan 2014
Melvyn G. Coles and Marco Francesconi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex
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two-sided search, marriage, female labor supply, pill, age at first birth

Equilibrium Search and the Impact of Equal Opportunities for Women

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10827
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Melvyn G. Coles and Marco Francesconi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex
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two-sided search, multiple attribute matching, marriage, female labor supply, contraceptive pill

Equilibrium Search and the Impact of Equal Opportunities for Women

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12095
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 Jun 2017
Melvyn G. Coles and Marco Francesconi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex
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Contraceptive pill, Female labor supply, Marriage, Two-sided search; Multiple attribute matching

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Equilibrium Wage and Employment Dynamics in a Model of Wage Posting Without Commitment

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Equilibrium Wage and Employment Dynamics in a Model of Wage Posting Without Commitment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5900
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Aug 2011
Melvyn G. Coles and Dale T. Mortensen
University of Essex - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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wage dispersion, wage setting, rank-preserving equilibrium

Equilibrium Wage and Employment Dynamics in a Model of Wage Posting Without Commitment

NBER Working Paper No. w17284
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2022
Melvyn G. Coles and Dale T. Mortensen
University of Essex - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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Quit Turnover and the Business Cycle: A Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9366
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Oct 2015
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Leicester and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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business cycles, employer-to-employer transitions, search

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Part-Time Employment Traps and Childcare Policy

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 May 2004
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Part-time, full-time, education, market failure, childcare

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Equilibrium Labor Turnover, Firm Growth and Unemployment

NBER Working Paper No. w18022
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2022
Melvyn G. Coles and Dale T. Mortensen
University of Essex - Department of Economics and Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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Duration-Dependent Unemployment Insurance Payments and Equilibrium Unemployment

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 Mar 2004
Melvyn G. Coles and Adrian Masters
University of Essex - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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New Business Start-Ups and the Business Cycle

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8588
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Oct 2011
Melvyn G. Coles and Ali Moghaddasi Kelishomi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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aggregate dynamics, equilibrium unemployment, startups

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Increasing Returns to Education: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6266
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 May 2008
Alison L. Booth, Melvyn G. Coles and Xiaodong Gong
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS), University of Essex - Department of Economics and Australian National University (ANU) - School of Economics
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home production, labour supply, returns to education

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On the Emergence of Toyboys: The Timing of Marriage with Aging and Uncertain Careers

International Economic Review, Vol. 52, Issue 3, pp. 825-853, 2011
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Aug 2011
Melvyn G. Coles and Marco Francesconi
University of Essex - Department of Economics and University of Essex
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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Labour Supply and Education in an Economy with Household and Market Production

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6265
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 May 2008
Alison L. Booth and Melvyn G. Coles
Australian National University (ANU) - Research School of Social Sciences (RSSS) and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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fiscal policy, household production, increasing returns, labour supply

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A Test between Stock-Flow Matching and the Random Matching Function Approach

International Economic Review, Vol. 49, Issue 4, pp. 1113-1141, November 2008
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Oct 2008
Melvyn G. Coles and Barbara Petrongolo
University of Essex - Department of Economics and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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The Cost of Job Loss

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14428
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Mar 2020
Kenneth Burdett, Carlos Carrillo-Tudela and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Pennsylvania, University of Leicester and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Human Capital Accumulation, job loss, job search

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Human Capital Accumulation and Labor Market Equilibrium

International Economic Review, Vol. 52, Issue 3, pp. 657-677, 2011
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Aug 2011
Kenneth Burdett, Carlos Carrillo‐Tudela and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Pennsylvania, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Equilibrium Job Turnover and the Business Cycle

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16733
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela, Alex Clymo and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Leicester, University of Essex and University of Essex - Department of Economics
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Business cycle, Firm Dynamics, job search

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Wage Bargaining, Inventories, and Union Legislation

Posted: 01 Dec 2000
Andrew K.G. Hildreth and Melvyn G. Coles
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics

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Marriage and Class

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, Vol 112 No 1, February 1997
Posted: 12 Nov 1997
Ken Burdett and Melvyn G. Coles
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Essex - Department of Economics

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Decentralized Trade, Entrepreneurial Investment and the Theory of Unemployment

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1478
Posted: 14 Apr 1997
Melvyn G. Coles
University of Essex - Department of Economics

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