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historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …
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individual shifts from paid employment to either unemployment or self-employment over the period 2001-13, as linked to changes in … probability of workers to become self-employed. R&D increases the probability of moving from unemployment to paid employment …The paper adds to the literature on innovation and employment by looking at the relationship between R&D investments …
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policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … 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 …
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% compared to what would prevail in the absence of the minimum wage, an effect attributable to (i) unemployment effects of the …
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unemployment by means of internet activity data, a literature starting with the seminal article of Askitas and Zimmermann (2009a …
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The main aim of this paper is to provide forecast intervals for inflation and unemployment rate in Romania, bringing …
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This paper explores the relationship between a job loss and marital breakdown using Spanish panel data. The Great Recession in Spain has had severe consequences, representing an interesting framework to analyse the relationship between job loss and marital breakdown. Not only do we study whether...
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This paper studies the effect of the business cycle on the marriage rate, using a panel data of 30 European countries covering 1991 to 2013. We find a negative effect of the business cycle on the marriage rate, pointing to the pro-cyclical behaviour of marriage decisions, which holds after...
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Central banks need to be concerned about wages since they are a major driver of inflation. Rising wages are needed to signal directions for market adjustments to ensure growth. Wage growth is driven by relative scarcity, labor productivity and expectations about inflation and future growth....
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Young university educated Egyptians continue to face difficulties in securing employment, particularly employment that …
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