The model initial setup is• The number of vacancies posted in the economy during a particular month is v = 100.• There were initially u = 225 unemployed workers at the beginning of the month.• Suppose that the average wage is 0.6 relative to their productivity. Unemployed workersreceive benefits that are half the wage, i.e., b = 0.3 relative to productivity.• Suppose that the number of matches between firms and workers are given by thefollowing matching functionsM = Au^0.5v^0.5• Suppose that 45 workers were able to find a job by the end of the month.Answer the following questions.a) What is the monthly job finding rate?b) What is the probability that an average vacancy is filled in a month?c) What is the job creation cost, k?d) What is the value of A?e) Explain how introducing a searching cost to this model would affect the queue length,the number of vacancy and unemployment rate, and wage.
The model initial setup is
• The number of vacancies posted in the economy during a particular month is v = 100.
• There were initially u = 225 unemployed workers at the beginning of the month.
• Suppose that the average wage is 0.6 relative to their productivity. Unemployed workers
receive benefits that are half the wage, i.e., b = 0.3 relative to productivity.
• Suppose that the number of matches between firms and workers are given by the
following matching functions
M = Au^0.5v^0.5
• Suppose that 45 workers were able to find a job by the end of the month.
Answer the following questions.
a) What is the monthly job finding rate?
b) What is the probability that an average vacancy is filled in a month?
c) What is the job creation cost, k?
d) What is the value of A?
e) Explain how introducing a searching cost to this model would affect the queue length,
the number of vacancy and
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