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Labour market transitions, shocks and institutions in turbulent times: A cross-country analysis
Bachmann, Ronald; Felder, Rahel - 2017
Blanchard and Wolfers (2000) to analyse the role of the interaction of macroeconomic shocks and labour market institutions for … of the unemployment rate and of worker transitions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011722810
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Labor Force Status Dynamics in the German Labor Market - Individual Heterogeneity and Cyclical Sensitivity
Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009
between the three core labor force states, employment, unemployment, and inactivity. The dynamics of these transitions depend …The aggregate average unemployment rate in a given country is essentially the result of individual workers' transitions … unemployment rates is more sensitive to cyclical behavior for certain demographic groups, specifically unskilled and young workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265772
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Labor Force Status Dynamics in the German Labor Market - Individual Heterogeneity and Cyclical Sensitivity
Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph M. - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
between the three core labor force states, employment, unemployment, and inactivity. The dynamics of these transitions depend …The aggregate average unemployment rate in a given country is essentially the result of individual workers' transitions … unemployment rates is more sensitive to cyclical behavior for certain demographic groups, specifically unskilled and young workers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558459
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Heterogeneity in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Job-to-Job Flows
Schaffner, Sandra - 2009
Although the cyclical aspects of worker reallocation are investigated in numerous studies, only scarce empirical evidence exists for Germany. Kluve, Schaffner, and Schmidt (2009) emphasize the heterogeneity of cyclical influences for different subgroups of workers, defined by age, gender and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265802
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When Does It Hurt? The Exchange Rate ""Pain Threshold"" for German Exports
Belke, Ansgar; Goecke, Matthias; Guenther, Martin - 2009
This paper deals with the impact of the $/Euro exchange rate on German exports in the period from 1995Q1 to 2008Q4. Our main aim is to identify pain thresholds for German exporters. We rely on a non-linear model according to which suddenly strong spurts of exports occur when changes of the EXR...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265824
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Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Heterogeneity During the Great Recession – Evidence from Europe
Bachmann, Ronald; Bechara, Peggy; Kramer, Anica; … - 2014
temporary employment, to unemployment were the main factor behind the rise in unemployment; while reduced unemployment outflows … did not contribute substantially to the increase in unemployment during the early phase of the crisis. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420993
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Heterogeneity in the Cyclical Sensitivity of Job-to-Job Flows
Schaffner, Sandra - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
Although the cyclical aspects of worker reallocation are investigated in numerous studies, only scarce empirical evidence exists for Germany. Kluve, Schaffner, and Schmidt (2009) emphasize the heterogeneity of cyclical influences for different subgroups of workers, defined by age, gender and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005024334
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When Does It Hurt? The Exchange Rate "Pain Threshold" for German Exports
Belke, Ansgar; Goecke, Matthias; Guenther, Martin - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2009
This paper deals with the impact of the $/Euro exchange rate on German exports in the period from 1995Q1 to 2008Q4. Our main aim is to identify "pain thresholds" for German exporters. We rely on a non-linear model according to which suddenly strong spurts of exports occur when changes of the EXR...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008509374
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Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Heterogeneity During the Great Recession – Evidence from Europe
Bachmann, Ronald; Bechara, Peggy; Kramer, Anica; … - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2014
temporary employment, to unemployment were the main factor behind the rise in unemployment; while reduced unemployment outflows … did not contribute substantially to the increase in unemployment during the early phase of the crisis. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011100003
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Migrant Youths' Educational Achievement: The Role of Institutions
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Sinning, Mathias; Stillman, Steven - 2011
We use 2009 Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) data to link institutional arrangements in OECD countries to the disparity in reading, math, and science test scores for migrant and native-born students. We find that achievement gaps are larger for those migrant youths who arrive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287424