the impact of uncertainty shocks on unemployment dynamics. Using a vector autoregression approach, we show that … uncertainty shocks measured by stock market volatility have a significant impact on the U.S. unemployment rate. We then develop a …

choice to disentangle the respective contributions of task-biased technological change (TBTC), labor market institutions (LMI …

This paper provides evidence on the behavior of reservation wages over the spell of unemployment using high … to 24 weeks, we find that self‐reported reservation wages decline at a modest rate over the spell of unemployment, with … point estimates ranging from 0.05 to 0.14 percent per week of unemployment. The decline in reservation wages is driven …

In this paper, we investigate whether business cycles can imply sizable effects on average unemployment. First, using a … on unemployment: positive shocks reduce unemployment less than negative shocks increase it. For the observed process of … average job finding rate and so the business cycle cost. -- Business cycle costs ; unemployment dynamics …

This paper seeks to gain insights on the relationship between growth and unemployment, when considering heterogeneous … simulations of the model. -- TFP growth ; unemployment by age ; old workers' employment rate ; capitalization ; creative …

their unemployment rate rose less than the one of prime-age workers. This view is a myth: older workers are more sensitive …

propose an equilibrium unemployment approach to retirement decisions that allows us to unveil the factors which explain why …

sharply over the spell of unemployment; (2) the self-reported reservation wage predicts whether a job offer is accepted or … rejected; (3) the reservation wage is remarkably stable over the course of unemployment for most workers, with the notable … devoted to job search and the reservation wage help predict early exits from Unemployment Insurance (UI). -- unemployment …