productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …

During the transition process, many existing social sector institutions and policies were significantly eroded and …

exogenous manner by introducing ex-ante regulations or unemployment benefits. This model can also explain why individuals from …

We read search theory's unemployment equilibrium condition as an Iso-Unemployment Curve(IUC).The IUC is the locus of … job destruction rates and expected unemployment durations rendering the same unemployment level. A country's position … unemployment level at which such preferences are satisfied Using a panel of 20 OECD countries over 1985-2008, we find employment …

with more rigid labor market institutions. These effects are even larger for youth unemployment in the short term and long … impact on unemployment in the short term, but that this effect rapidly disappears in the medium term in countries with … flexible labor market institutions, whereas the impact of financial crises is less pronounced but more persistent in countries …

labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960 …-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the flexicurity model that may have contributed to the low unemployment rate. A … the financing aspect, the paper finds that effective implementation will depend on the initial unemployment level and …

elderly labor force participation and youth unemployment. From a theoretical point of view, there is no convincing argument …