This paper considers the question of whether changes in persistence have occurred during the long-run evolution of U … for a structural break when testing for a break in persistence, thus disentangling the effect of a deterministic break … from that of a stochastic break and advancing the existing literature on the persistence properties of non …

We investigate the persistence of levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and …

The paper studies the persistence of profit and its determinants in emerging markets. We apply Markov chain analysis … empirical results show a moderate level of profit persistence, as well as a relatively low speed of adjustment to the steady …-state profit level, thus providing no support for the hypothesis that there is a lower persistence of profits in emerging markets …

rate, namely its persistence and cyclical behaviour. It examines annual, monthly, bi-weekly and weekly data, from 1954 …

This paper examines the degree of persistence of youth unemployment (total, male and female) in twenty-four countries … longmemory processes respectively. The evidence suggests that persistence is particularly high in Japan and some EU countries …

. Under realistic conditions, a debt conversion may be the less costly strategy for Greece and the euro area partner states. A …