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Dynamic Labour Demand Models

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The Econometrics of Panel Data

Part of the book series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics ((ASTA,volume 33))

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During the last thirty years, research in labour economics has known a spectacular development. Although the economists’ attention has mainly been focused on labour supply, the number of studies devoted to labour demand, with a special interest for its dynamic aspects, has particularly risen.1 Research has moved from basic partial adjustment models of employment to rather complex models encompassing dynamic and stochastic optimizing decisions about employment.

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  1. Monash University, Melbourne and Budapest University of Economics, Australia

    László Mátyás

  2. ERUDITE, Université de Paris-Val-de-Marne, France

    Patrick Sevestre

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Bresson, G., Kramarz, F., Sevestre, P. (1996). Dynamic Labour Demand Models. In: Mátyás, L., Sevestre, P. (eds) The Econometrics of Panel Data. Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0137-7_26

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