We investigate why we observe non-negative duration dependence among young unemployed men in urban Ethiopia. Assuming … that genuine duration dependence is negative, there are five explanations for a non-decreasing hazard: the presence of … unemployment benefits, the existence of Active Labour Market Policies, the change in labour demand, segmentation of the labour …

incidence and duration and find that most variables have the same effect on both. Unemployment is concentrated among relatively … well-educated first time job seekers who come from the middle classes. Mean duration of unemployment is close to four years …With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates …

In this paper, the effects of alternatives to finance unemployment benefits on employment and wages are examined in a … model with search generated equilibrium unemployment. It is demonstrated that employment improves if a value--added tax is …

Regarding the trade-off between the depth and the duration of recessions, there exists a mounting empirical evidence of … GDP in depth and a relative difference of 3 years duration can be attributed to this parameter. Overlooked for decades …