A Note on the Estimation of Job Amenities and Labor Productivity

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Arnaud Dupuy

Centre de Recherche en Économie Appliquée (CREA)

Alfred Galichon

NYU, Department of Economics and Courant Institute

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Date Written: October 15, 2015

Abstract

This note introduces a maximum likelihood estimator of the value of job amenities and labor productivity in a single matching market based on the observation of equilibrium matches and wages. The estimation procedure simultaneously fits both the matching patterns and the wage curve. Our estimator is suited for applications to a wide range of assignment problems.

Keywords: Matching, Observed transfers, Structural estimation, Value of job amenities, Value of productivity

JEL Classification: C35, C78, J31

Suggested Citation

Dupuy, Arnaud and Galichon, Alfred, A Note on the Estimation of Job Amenities and Labor Productivity (October 15, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3004406 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3004406

Arnaud Dupuy

Centre de Recherche en Économie Appliquée (CREA) ( email )

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Alfred Galichon (Contact Author)

NYU, Department of Economics and Courant Institute ( email )

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New York, NY 10011
United States

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