Unemployment dynamics in the Greek crisis
This short empirical paper examines the unemployment dynamics in Greece both in the long run and during the current crisis. Using monthly data from 2001 until mid-2012 it finds that unemployment fluctuations were predominantly driven by the job finding rate. Nevertheless, during the current unemployment boom, the separation rate has become more significant, indicating that the recent reforms relaxing Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) have deteriorated the situation.
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2012-09-12
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Authors: | Koutentakis, Franciscos |
Institutions: | Department of Economics, University of Crete |
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