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Karanassou, Marika; Snower, Dennis J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper explores the two common concepts of the natural rate of unemployment: (i) the stable, long-run equilibrium rate of unemployment; and (ii) the equilibrium unemployment rate at which there is no tendency for this rate to change, given the exogenous variables. The first concept (common...

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Immigration, Trade, and Austrian Unemployment

Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; Zweimüller, Josef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

In this paper we look at the effects of immigration and trade with Eastern Europe on unemployment in Austria. Using … immigration effect on unemployment duration. Within almost all subgroups there is a significant increase in the length of … unemployment spells as a result of increased immigration. Increased trade with Central and East European Countries (CEECs) seems to …

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Wage and Employment Effects of Immigration to Germany: An Analysis Based on Local Labour Markets

Pischke, Jörn-Steffen; Velling, Johannes - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

We analyse the impact of increased immigration on labour market outcomes of natives in Germany using a dataset of … county-level variables for the late 1980s. We study two measures of immigration, the change in the share of foreigners … unemployment. Taking account of the mean reversion in unemployment we find no detrimental effect of immigration. Similar results …

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