I am presenting several papers on labor force participation in matching models at this week’s macro lunch seminar. I will be discussing Blanchard and Diamond (1990, BPEA no. 2), Garibaldi and Wasmer (2005, Journal of the European Economic Association 3(4)), and Haefke and Reiter (2006, IZA discussion paper 2029).
I will also present some new data on labor force participation and the business cycle. The seminar is Wednesday (22 Feb) from 12:30-13:30 in 244 Sequoyah.