This paper estimates the impact of fiscal consolidation on unemployment and job market flows across EU countries using … show that the impact of fiscal consolidation on cyclical unemployment is temporary and significant mostly for expenditure …-finding rate corresponds to a longer average duration of unemployment spells, fiscal policy shocks also tend to have a stronger …

In this study we examine the contribution of severance pay to employment and unemployment development using data on …-varying labor market institutions. While the positive effect of severance pay on unemployment garners some support, there is no real …