restrictions affects the outcome of the matching process and the natural rate of unemployment in Tunisia. The paper concludes that … the removal of firing restrictions is likely to produce a favorable but limited impact on unemployment in Tunisia …

employment and the level of unemployment in a two-sector economy with a heterogenous work force. Efficiency wage considerations … and minimum wage legislation lead to labor market segmentation. A technological shock that reduces the demand for …. The net effect of the shock on the employment level of skilled workers is mitigated by the existence of efficiency factors …

The Great Recession pushed Japan’s unemployment rate to historic highs, but the increase has been small by … international standards and small relative to the large output shock. This paper explores Japan’s cyclical labor market response to … historical patterns once we control for the size of the output shock; and (iii) the comparatively lower employment response vis …

unemployment by about 2.2 pp after five years. If sequencing is required, starting with PMRs would be more effective in boosting … output, while starting with LMRs would reduce unemployment faster. Finally, increasing unemployment benefits would be more …

equilibrium with unemployment always exists; and (ii) some of the unemployment is involuntary, in the sense that it consists of …

may have increased unemployment. It is shown that it is likely to be so if they are associated with an increase in the …

education in the labor force and when long-term unemployment is more pronounced. Policies which could facilitate labor market … policies, such as unemployment benefits, as well as labor taxation render matching signficantly more difficult …

using macroeconomic data on employment, unemployment, participation, and (for Canada) migration and real wages. We find that …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between labor market flexibility and unemployment outcomes. Using … flexibility have a statistically and significant negative impact on unemployment outcomes (over unemployment, youth unemployment … and long-term unemployment). Among the different labor market flexibility indicators analyzed, hiring and firing …