The Great Recession pushed Japan’s unemployment rate to historic highs, but the increase has been small by … the global financial crisis. Our findings suggest that: (i) employment responsiveness has been historically low but rising … historical patterns once we control for the size of the output shock; and (iii) the comparatively lower employment response vis …

unemployment, and end up being circumvented by informal contracts. This paper uses Brazilian microeconomic data to show that the … could have contributed to the ensuing higher rates of unemployment in the country. Moreover, the paper shows that states …

moderation. The paper identifies structural shifts in the relationship between wages and unemployment rates—a “wage curveâ … relationship with unemployment rates and business GDP. The paper also examines aspects of the European Central Bank’s monetary …

Using household level data for France from 1990 to 2000, we estimate a relationship between wages and unemployment … large between 1996 and 2000 and undoubtedly contributed strongly to the exceptional employment performance during that …

, lowering tax wedges, and lowering government consumption. At the same time, greater labor supply translated into employment …

unemployment or faster growth. Weak output growth after such a cost shock is somewhat puzzling and has led some to question the … structurally slower real wage growth, that is, "wage moderation," does raise output growth and lower unemployment rates. However, I … output and employment. …

unemployment to employment. The findings shed light on the disincentive effects of the German tax and transfer system for the … employment decisions of unemployed workers at different skill levels. …This paper provides new empirical evidence on the relationship between reservation wages of unemployed workers and …

felt in all advanced economies. Reforms aimed at increasing productivity in services and reducing gaps in employment …