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Matching Matters: The Hidden Economics of Who Works Where with Luca Mazzone
Tuesday, 19 August, 2025

What happens when the labor market doesn’t match workers and firms efficiently? Can online platforms and better data solve the problem? And what role do families play in shaping the workforce of tomorrow?Luca Mazzone, Assistant Professor at CERGE-EI and Economist at the IMF, talks about the hidden dynamics behind wage inequality, employment policy, and how households shape labor market outcomes. His research looks into how people and firms find each other—and why this matching process matters for productivity, inequality, and growth.https://www.cerge-ei.cz/https://www.instagram.com/cergeei/https://www.facebook.com/cergeei/https://x.com/CERGE_EI/