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We develop a possibility to work index (PWI) taking the ability to work from home and workplace closures into account. By using the data from the HLFS in Turkey, we examine the individual level determinants of PWI. Our findings reveal that PWI and ability to work from home are significantly...
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This paper investigates the determinants of the service sector employment share in the EU-15, for the aggregate service sector, four sub-sectors and twelve service sector branches. Recently, both Europe and the US have experienced an increase in the share of service-related jobs in total...
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rich individual-level data from the quarterly Labor Force Surveys. We find that the lockdown increases the unemployment …
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on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It … experienced higher unemployment. In many other countries, unemployment and inactivity remained remarkably stable despite covid-19. …
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consistent with firms utilising part-time work to adjust their labour force to changing economic conditions. Institutions and …
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employment and wages in the United States. Guided by a pre-analysis plan, we document that COVID-19 increased the unemployment … their labor market outcomes affected, while workers working in proximity to coworkers are more affected. The unemployment …, these policies increased unemployment by nearly 4 percentage points, but reduced COVID-19 cases by 186,600-311,000, and …
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-analysis plan, we investigate the negative impact of the pandemic on unemployment, labour force participation, hours and wages in …
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the Beveridge curve in Austria. We find empirical evidence to confirm that the increase in the unemployment rate in …
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unemployment, several European economies display highly persistent unemployment dynamics. The theory of hysteresis challenges this … strong empirical evidence of unemployment hysteresis in advanced economies since the 1990s. Relying on an identification … amplify the effects of demand shocks. Our results indicate that strengthening labor market institutions that promote a faster …
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find a positive and significant relationship between sales and unemployment and perform a time series principal component …
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