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## Notation guide
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- + $H>0 $ – Labor force = number of workers who are able, willing, and seeking to work
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- + $U>0 $ – Unemployment level = number of labor force participants who do not have a job
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- + $L>0 $ – Employment level = number of labor force participants who do have a job
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- + $V>0 $ – Vacancy level = number of job vacancies advertised by firms
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- + $u\in(0,1) $ – Unemployment rate = share of labor force without a job = $U / H$
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- + $v\in(0,1) $ – Vacancy rate = $V / H$
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- + $\theta>0 $ – Labor market tightness = number of job vacancies per job seeker = $V/U$ = $v/u $
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- + $m(U,V)>0 $ – Matching function
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- + $\eta\in(0,1) $ – Matching elasticity = $\partial \ln(m)/\partial \ln(U)$
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- + $f>0 $ – Job-finding rate = $m(U,V)/U$
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- + $q>0 $ – Vacancy-filling rate = $m(U,V)/V$
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- + $s>0 $ – Job-separation rate
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+ + $H$ – Labor force = number of workers who are able, willing, and seeking to work
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+ + $U$ – Unemployment level = number of labor force participants who do not have a job
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+ + $L$ – Employment level = number of labor force participants who do have a job
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+ + $V$ – Vacancy level = number of job vacancies advertised by firms
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+ + $u$ – Unemployment rate = share of labor force without a job = $U / H$
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+ + $v$ – Vacancy rate = $V / H$
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+ + $\theta$ – Labor market tightness = number of job vacancies per job seeker = $V/U$
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+ + $m(U,V)$ – Matching function
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+ + $\eta$ – Matching elasticity = $\partial \ln(m)/\partial \ln(U)$
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+ + $f$ – Job-finding rate = $m(U,V)/U$
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+ + $q$ – Vacancy-filling rate = $m(U,V)/V$
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+ + $s$ – Job-separation rate
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