Unemployment is notoriously difficult to predict. In previous studies, once country fixed effects are added to panel … estimates, few variables predict changes in unemployment rates. Using panel data for 29 European countries - Austria; Belgium … predict changes in the unemployment rate 12 months in advance based on individuals' fears of unemployment, their perceptions …

migration and trade. This paper aims to check the effect of such restrictions on the unemployment of unskilled labor in the … raises unemployment for given factor intensity. The results remain same even in a slightly different structure of the economy …. In case of trade restriction, however, the rise or fall in unemployment depends on both the structure of the economy and …