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A Search Model of Unemployment and Firm
Dynamics
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Matteo Richiardi *

Abstract

An urn-ball probabilistic model of the labor market is developed. Agents can be
employed, (voluntary or involuntary) unemployed or entrepreneurs. The analytical
long run equilibrium probabilities for each state and the matching function are
derived. Then, the out-of-equilibrium dynamics are investigated through an agent-based
simulation, which provides also results on firm demography. The simulation
model is finally used to investigate departures from maximizing individual behavior
and the effects of more realistic assumptions about profits and the business cycle.

* LABORatorio Revelli Centre for Employment Studies