Studies in Labor Market Dynamics

This volume consists of papers presented at a conference on labor mar­ ket theory held in August 1982 at Sandbjerg - a manor house situated in S0nderjylland owned by University of Aarhus. The conference was ar­ ranged to mark the start of a labor market research project utilizing the first Danish longitudinal data set. The conference was meant to present a survey of the recent developments within labor market theory where unemployment at a given time is seen as a result of flows of in­ dividuals between the various labor market states. Consequently, al­ most all papers deal with aspects of transitions on the labor market. The first paper by Andersen discusses from a statisticians point of view how it is possible to analyze longitudinal data on labor market dynamics using statistical models for multivariate counting processes. Models including general calendar time specific intensities and models specifying the distribution of spell lengths as well as their combina­ tions are included. Finally it is demonstrated how the effect of exo­ genous, endogenous, and other time dependent variables can be model­ led. This paper does also contain an example of the application of the model.

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The Counting Process Approach to the Statistical Analysis of Labour Force Dynamics.- Simultaneous Equations with Endogenous Hazards.- The Distribution of Single-spell Duration Data.- Steady States as Natural Rates in a Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Labor Supply.- Choice or Chance? A Structural Interpretation of Individual Labor Market Histories.- A Survival Analysis of Adult Male Black/White Labor Market Flows.- Wages and Turnover: A Parametrization of the Job-Matching Model.- A Dynamic Model of Labor Management.- Labor Market Policies and Differential Patterns of Unemployment in Sweden.- Household Labor Supply with Quantity Constraints.- Job Mobility and Wage Growth: A Study of Selection Rules and Rewards.- Employment-Related Classifications in a Register Based Statistical System.- A Danish Longitudinal Data Base.