United States prevents any persistence in relative regional unemployment rates whereas the lack of mobility in Europe results … in persistent unemployment rate differentials across British regions and European nations. Europe must therefore adopt … measures to reduce barriers to immobility if it is to succeed in moderating the persistence in relative unemployment rates …

The paper investigates the relationship between labor taxation and unemployment in Sweden by estimating a labor market … about 1⁄2 percent over a 5–10 year time horizon. Hours worked fall by 0.5 percent and the unemployment rate rises by 0 … adversely affected employment and unemployment in Sweden …

The literature on the relationship between the unemployment rate and wage bargaining fails to separate the offsetting … effects of a reduction in competition associated with centralized bargaining and the increased awareness of unemployment … unemployment rate in countries that have switched to centralized wage-bargaining arrangements, the industry wage is not …

mechanisms in Canada and the United States and also examines the effects of the unemployment insurance (UI) system on labor … market adjustment. At the aggregate level, employment growth shocks result in similar unemployment rate responses but smaller … wage responses in Canada relative to the United States. Although overall UI generosity has increased aggregate unemployment …