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Labour market frictions are not the only possible source of high unemployment. Credit market imperfections, driven by … determination of equilibrium unemployment in the presence of credit market frictions both with exogenous and endogenous wages. We …
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increased the unemployment rate, decreased hours of work and labor force participation and had no significant impacts on wages …
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-analysis plan, we investigate the negative impact of the pandemic on unemployment, labour force participation, hours and wages in …
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employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we document that COVID-19 increased the unemployment … their labor market outcomes affected, while workers working in proximity to coworkers are more affected. The unemployment …, these policies increased unemployment by nearly 4 percentage points, but reduced COVID-19 cases by 186,600-311,000, and …
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This paper discusses the pros and cons of a single labour contract. After reviewing the current state of dualism in labour markets and the recent labour reforms in Europe, we discuss the various proposals to eliminate dualism. Next, we emphasise the costs of dualism and discuss whether they...
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others suffer long periods of costly adjustment, typically high and persistent unemployment and temporary output losses. We … initial education, and analyze the transition to a new steady-state after a sectoral demand shift. In the absence of mobility … increased flexibility, Estonia, we document our main claim, namely that specialized education reduces workers' mobility and …
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, unemployment and capital accumulation. First, we recover the partial equilibrium over-employment phenomenon put to the fore by …
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little employment protection and low unemployment benefits, while the European model (generous benefits and higher duration … differences in labour mobility and reallocation costs, which are typically ignored in American ‘International Trade’ textbooks yet … implications are then derived: on one hand, mobility costs are high in Europe and transitions between steady-states has especially …
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