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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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