英文摘要 |
This study decomposes fluctuations of Taiwan’s cyclical unemployment into unemployment inflow (separation rate) and outflow (job finding rate). For this purpose, I construct Taiwan’s separation rate and job finding rate from 2000 to 2019 based on the data of unemployment duration. My decomposition exercises show that the job finding rate can explain around 74% of the fluctuation in Taiwan’s cyclical unemployment while the separation rate can only account for the remaining 26% during this period. In particular, Taiwan’s unemployment rate sharply increased during 2000/Q3–2003/Q1 and 2008/Q1–2009/Q3. During 2000/Q3–2003/Q1, the decline in the job finding rate can explain 58.5% of the total increase in the unemployment rate, while 83.7% of the total increase in the unemployment during 2008/Q1–2009/ Q3 can be attributed to the decline in the job finding rate. To understand the changes in the job finding rate, I construct matching efficiency from 2000 to 2019. The decline in the matching efficiency accounts for 18.55% of the total increase in the unemployment rate after 2001/Q3. In addition, 31.26% of the total increase in the unemployment rate after 2008/Q1 can be attributed to the decline in the matching efficiency. Thus, the impact of matching friction on Taiwan’s unemployment rate is profound. |