Showing 1 - 10 of 29
pay and the local unemployment rate - in modern U.S. data. Consistent with recent evidence from more than 40 other …'s theoretical framework: (i) wages are higher in states with more generous unemployment benefits, (ii) the perceived probability of … job-finding is lower in states with higher unemployment, and (iii) employees are less happy in states that have higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267487
This paper considers the issue of unemployment one of the most pressing issues facing the UK and other governments, as … unemployment among the young and other disadvantaged groups, is typical of past experience. The paper reviews past literature on … the causes of unemployment, arguing that the origin of the present difficulties lies with a collapse in demand rather than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271223
, but sustainable, recovery. Improvement in the labor market may take some time, but many believe that unemployment will … consequences for unemployment may be worse than anticipated. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271325
unemployment to employment using detailed Danish event history data obtained from administrative registers. We find large positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282241
participation in unemployment spells - to assess the nature of labour market policy effectiveness. The experiment was conducted in … increases in the exit rate from unemployment ranging from 20 to 40%. When introducing time-varying indicators for the various … rate from unemployment, neither during the week in which the activity takes place, nor after the activity is completed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269261
her first six months in unemployment – enters the employment office for the first time, this model predicts whether he or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262159
Labour market assimilation of Danish first generation male immigrants is analysed based on two panel data sets covering the population of immigrants and 10% of the Danish population during 1984-1995. Wages and employment probabilities are estimated jointly in a random effects model which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262322
This article compares and contrasts male immigrant labor market experiences in Sweden and Denmark during the period 1985 - 1995. Using register-based panel data sets from Sweden and Denmark, a picture of the employment assimilation process of immigrants from Norway, Poland, Turkey, and Iran is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262462
unemployment into either new job or recall. The recall probability is allowed to affect the search intensity for new jobs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262468
unemployment and labour market exclusion. The main findings of the study are that low levels of education and working experience … unemployment and nonparticipation. There is also evidence of budget constraints that eventually lead to decreasing reservation … wages or increasing search intensity, as unemployment spells become very long. We discuss some policy implications of our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262538