-correction model of unemployment. The model is estimated using a threshold model estimator. Evidence from 20 OECD countries for 1960 … on unemployment when unemployment is low and output is high, and vice versa. Thus, in bad times, the effect of output … growth on unemployment can be close to zero. In addition to this nonlinear output effect, also the population growth effect …

behaviour of unemployment rates in the OECD area. It also turns out that there are inter-country differences in how population … shocks affect open unemployment. In most countries unemployment has increased after the population growth has slowed. …

, especially in economic downturn. Cuts in unemployment spell duration have been the main factors to contribute in decreasing the … unemployment in the recent years. Subsidised employment programmes have clearly a stronger countercyclical character than Labour … unemployment, but the selectivity should not be destroyed. …

The study consists of four essays, which analyse the implications of labour taxation and unemployment insurance (UI) in … unemployment and efficiency in a search equilibrium model with endogenous job destruction. It is shown that the adverse employment … effect of labour taxes is mainly due to the prolonged spells of unemployment. A pure increase in the tax progression may …

Alternative ways to organize government subsidies to unemployment insurance (UI) are analyzed in a right …-to-manage model where industry level unions run UI funds of their own. It is shown that equilibrium unemployment is decreasing in the …

In this paper we explore how the environment offered by institutions influences long-run growth. In order for the … function theory to form an environment of other inputs which may affect the parameter value of institutions and handle the … issue of endogeneity using convenient instruments for institutions and other inputs. Thirdly, we use institutional indicator …