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Credit Constraints and the Persistence of Unemployment

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In this paper, we argue that credit market imperfections impact not only the level of unemployment, but also its persistence. For this purpose, we first develop a theoretical model based on the equilibrium matching framework of Mortensen and Pissarides (1999) and Pissarides (2000) where we introduce credit constraints. We show these credit constraints not only increase steady-state unemployment, but also slow down the transitional dynamics. We then provide an empirical illustration based on a country panel dataset of 20 OECD countries. Our results suggest that credit market imperfections significantly increase the persistence of unemployment.

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halshs-00640674 , version 1 (14-11-2011)

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Nicolas Dromel, Elie Kolakez, Etienne Lehmann. Credit Constraints and the Persistence of Unemployment. Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (5), pp.823-834. ⟨10.1016/j.labeco.2010.04.005⟩. ⟨halshs-00640674⟩
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