procyclical unemployment and a positively-sloped Beveridge curve. This paper presents a calibrated model which does indeed … generate countercyclical unemployment and a negatively-sloped Beveridge curve despite the presence of a participation margin. …

I examine the dynamic evolutions of unemployment, hours of work and the service share since the war in the United … that the very low unemployment in Europe in the 1960s was due to the high productivity growth associated with technological …

the ease with which individuals can move between employment, unemployment and inactivity over time. The results suggest … countries. Nonetheless, transitions from unemployment and inactivity back into the labour market are relatively weak in the euro … remaining in unemployment over two consecutive periods decreased in Sweden, the euro area, and,to a lesser extent, Denmark …

. Disaggregation by gender is necessary. Endogeneity of participation levels with respect to unemployment is treated in two ways, by … unemployment cannot be rejected. …

s as unemployment and lack of opportunity in the formal sector deterred candidates from in-migrating. The Nairobi labour … considerably. In the 1990s the combination of higher unemployment, lower female participation rate and reduced migration of males …

in Kyrgyzstan, who cumulated a high risk of being unemployed, of remaining longer in unemployment, of being discouraged …

characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the principal results of the survey, helps …

detailed picture of the main characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the …

European regions have experienced a polarisation of their unemployment rates between 1986 and 1996, as regions with …

This paper tests whether aggregate matching is consistent with unemployment being mainly due to search frictions or due … with reference to the design of optimal unemployment insurance programs. …