public sector units in 1991. Since then, per capita output has increased significantly, while the overall unemployment rate … unemployment remains stubbornly high, an overwhelming proportion of the labor force continues to work in the informal sector, and …

the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and …Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as … unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when such policies prolong unemployment, the net effect on national …

employment levels during recessions. However, they can create inefficiency in the labor market, and might limit labor market …

employment and unemployment. However, it can be seriously misleading to ignore the interrelated behavior of hours worked … unemployment outcomes. The hours–employment distinction is especially important in the evaluation of the performances of European ….Work hours can be altered relatively speedily and flexibly, and this strongly relates to employment, labor productivity, and …

Following a decline in employment and participation rates during the 1980s and 1990s, Israel managed to reverse these … trends during the last 15 years. This was accompanied by a substantial decrease in unemployment. New labor force participants …

The responses of working hours and employment levels to temporary negative demand shocks like those caused by the Great …' desired rises in working hours in times of recession also serve to modify the standard measure of unemployment. During Covid … useful comparison with the provision of improved unemployment insurance to unemployed workers at that time. …

workers. Since youth unemployment is a pressing problem throughout advanced and developing countries, it is important to … consider the impact of these policies on the employment prospects of the young. …

unemployment benefits. Will social welfare rise as a result? Will some groups be winners and other groups be losers? Will the …