apparently ended in 1982. During the past three years, Canadian unemployment rates have been some three percentage points higher … explanations for this new unemployment gap. We first show that the demographic and industrial composition of the two countries is … Canadian unemployment relative to U.S. unemployment can not be fully attributed to output movements. We find that the gap …

discontinuities in eligibility for severance pay and extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits in Austria. Analyzing data for over …

, Canada, and France. We argue that the same forces that led to falling real wages for less-skilled workers in the U ….S. affected similar workers in Canada and France. Consistent with the view that labor market institutions are more rigid in France … somewhat less in Canada, and did not fall at all in France. Contrary to expectations, however, we find little evidence that …