, this allows the model to generate fluctuations of unemployment, vacancies, and labor productivity whose magnitudes are lose …

unemployment. The results suggest that the elasticity is indeed negative, i.e. that real wages are lower in local labour markets … with higher unemployment. The size of the elasticity for the euro area is similar to that found in previous studies for a … number of countries, including the United States. Furthermore, there is some variation in the unemployment elasticity by …

, this allows the model to generate fluctuations of unemployment, vacancies, and labor productivity whose magnitudes are …

lower levels of liquid wealth. This supports the notion that the persistence of the unemployment shock is an important …

supranational unemployment insurance scheme. The model is calibrated to the euro area's core and periphery and features a rich …-regional correlation of unemployment and inflation increases by up to 52% and 27%, respectively, compared to the decentralised setting. The …

This paper examines the usefulness of the Okun relationship as a “rule of thumb” for predicting changes in unemployment … differential reaction of unemployment to changes in the various expenditure components of GDP - significantly enhances the capacity … of the Okun relationship (in comparison to the aggregate “rule of thumb”) for predicting movements in unemployment. The …

alternative monetary rules on unemployment dynamics in the euro area and the US. We use the inflation forecasts of 8 competing …

This paper studies unemployment and vacancy developments in the euro area at the aggregate and country level over the … employment losses, especially in some sectors. The extent to which the rise in unemployment and particularly long …-term unemployment reflects growing mismatch across euro area labour markets is one of the biggest questions facing euro area labour …