effects vary with prevailing economic conditions and institutions. Impulse responses of aggregate outcomes (GDP growth … that some labour market reforms (e.g. of unemployment benefit systems and job protection) pay off more quickly in good …

This paper deals with the effects of labour market institutions on unemployment in a panel of 19 OECD countries for the … effects of institutions on unemployment. Our main results are that on the average a tighter employment protection, a higher … of the unemployment rate. Our novel contribution is the estimation of panel models where we allow for heterogeneous …

to facilitate hiring dynamics and to minimise long-term unemployment and scarring risks among vulnerable groups who have …

, and a temporary impact on unemployment. However, labour market integration of immigrants (as well as integration of second …

This paper deals with the effects of labour market institutions on unemployment in a panel of 19 OECD countries for the … effects of institutions on unemployment. Our main results are that on the average a tighter employment protection, a higher … of the unemployment rate. Our novel contribution is the estimation of panel models where we allow for heterogeneous …

, and a temporary impact on unemployment. However, labour market integration of immigrants (as well as integration of second …

into higher long-term unemployment risks. In terms of policies, the paper finds that the labour market implications of the …

transition from unemployment and selected forms of inactivity (e.g. fulfilling domestic tasks, studying) to jobs and from one job …

1970-2011 and explicitly analyze the effects of unemployment and labor market institutions on suicide rates. In line with a … large body of literature our results suggest that unemployment increases suicide mortality, while real economic growth tends … to decrease suicides. The results also indicate that unemployment benefits decrease suicides of males, while relatively …