3 papers
econ.GN2026
Employment, Input-Output Linkages, and the Energy Transition in California's Top Oil-Producing Region
Rich Ryan, Nyakundi Michieka
The US economy is transitioning away from fossil fuels toward sources of green energy. California policymakers have adopted the goal of carbon neutrality by 2045 or earlier. Within…
econ.TH2024
Unemployment Volatility: When Workers Pay Costs upon Accepting Jobs
Rich Ryan
When a firm hires a worker, adding the new hire to payroll is costly. These costs reduce the amount of resources that can go to recruiting workers and amplify how unemployment resp…
econ.GN2023
Responses of Unemployment to Productivity Changes for a General Matching Technology
Rich Ryan
Workers separate from jobs, search for jobs, accept jobs, and fund consumption with their wages. Firms recruit workers to fill vacancies. Search frictions prevent firms from instan…