firms can explain the relatively high level of unemployment amongstlower educated workers and the relatively strong … level of education can notexplain the stronger cyclicality of the unemployment rate for lower educatedworkers. We conclude …

We combine micro and macro unemployment duration data to study the effects of the business cycle on the outflow from … unemployment. We allow the cycle to affect individual exit probabilities of unemployed workers as well as the composition of the … total inflow into unemployment. We estimate the model using (micro) survey data and (macro) administrative data from France …

Youth unemployment is an issue of primary concern in WesternEuropean countries. In this paper we analyze dynamics in … unemployment foryouths, adults (prime-aged individuals), and elderly. We use quarterly Frenchunemployment data, stratified by … youths. Seasonaleffects affect youth unemployment mainly by fluctuations in the inflow. Theresults are used for a policy …

This paper studies worker displacement in the United States and the Netherlands. We discuss the relevant institutions …