Standard search and matching models of equilibrium unemployment, once properly calibrated, can generate only a small … labor market turnover). Various independent data sources suggest that actual residual wage dispersion (i.e., inequality …

In this paper we look at the effects of immigration and trade with Eastern Europe on unemployment in Austria. Using … possible detrimental impacts in unemployment entry effects and unemployment duration effects. We find that unemployment entry … immigration effect on unemployment duration. Within almost all subgroups there is a significant increase in the length of …

We find disparate trend variation in TFP and labor growth across major U.S. production sectors over the post …-WWII period. When aggregated, these sector-specific trends imply secular declines in the growth rate of aggregate labor and TFP … amplify the consequences of changing sectoral trends on GDP growth. Thus, in some sectors, changes in TFP and labor growth …

Do family policies reduce gender inequality in the labor market? We contribute to this debate by investigating the … joint impact of parental leave and child care, using administrative data covering the labor market and birth histories of …

We examine how technological change affects wage inequality and unemployment in a calibrated model of matching … the fact that, in the model calibrated to the US economy, both unemployment and vacancy durations are very short, i …

possible between different segments of the labour market, we concentrate on unemployment experience and wage growth for a panel …

It is frequently argued that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right-wing extremist crimes. We … unemployment is high. The big difference in right-wing crime between East and West German states can mostly be attributed to … differences in unemployment. This finding reinforces the importance of unemployment as an explanatory factor for right-wing crime …