This paper examines the degree of persistence of youth unemployment (total, male and female) in twenty-four countries …-memory processes respectively. The evidence suggests that persistence is particularly high in Japan and some EU countries such as Spain …

rate, namely its persistence and cyclical behaviour. It examines annual, monthly, bi-weekly and weekly data, from 1954 …

This paper analyses the persistence and mean reversion properties of sovereign debt and its components by applying … persistence in all debt/GDP series, which appear to be I(1). However, cross-country differences emerge when analysing the … low persistence and mean reversion (0<d<0.5). We also assess debt sustainability by analysing the stochastic properties of …

-stationary series. This more general setup provides valuable information on the degree of persistence and mean-reverting properties of … their degree of persistence and cyclical behaviour. The results indicate that economic activity in the US is highly …

on trends and persistence in the series under investigation. The results indicate that the effects of shocks to …

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of persistence in real house prices at the quarterly frequency in 47 … in order to allow for smoother changes. The results generally indicate a high degree of persistence, some slight evidence …