This paper re-estimates the regional job-matching function using annual panel data covering 47 Japanese prefectures from 1987 to 2013, controlling for spillovers and agglomeration effects across prefectures, in addition to prefecture-level labor market determinants and prefecture and time fixed effects. The estimates reveal that the number of job matches rises together with rising stocks of unemployed and vacancies within and across prefectures suggesting significant spillover effects. A model comparison shows that the spatial spillovers are best captured using a contiguity weight matrix and are restricted to the local labor markets. Finally, the estimates of the matching function in different periods indicate that job seekers have substantially shifted their job-search behavior over time.

本文使用覆盖1987年至2013年日本47个县的年度面板数据重新估计了区域工作匹配函数，控制了县级之间的溢出效应和集聚效应，以及县级劳动力市场的决定因素以及县和时间固定效应。估计表明，工作匹配的数量随着县内和县间失业和空缺职位的增加而增加，这表明溢出效应显着。模型比较表明，使用邻接权矩阵可以最好地捕获空间溢出，并且只限于当地劳动力市场。最后，在不同时期对匹配函数的估计表明，求职者已经随着时间的推移实质上改变了他们的求职行为。