This paper considers the issue of unemployment one of the most pressing issues facing the UK and other governments, as … British economy, arguing that it is clear that the recession commenced in the 2nd quarter of 2008. It then examines whether … this recession is substantively different from past downturns in the UK and argues that, although the extreme rationing up …

of job matches starting in two different years: during the economic boom in 2005, and during the recession in 2009. We … distinguishing job-to-job, job-to-unemployment, and other transitions. We find that job-to-job transitions are pro-cyclical, while … unemployment transitions are counter-cyclical. Individuals most affected by the economic crisis tend to be young males, living in …

unemployment and its duration distribution. Using the SIPP, we document the relation between workers' (gross and net) occupational … mobility and unemployment duration over the long run and business cycle. To interpret this evidence, we develop an analytically … countercyclical net occupational mobility, the large volatility of unemployment and the cyclical properties of the unemployment …

response to differences in particular majors' labor market prospects during a recession. However, higher unemployment leads to … higher unemployment rates during typical schooling years select majors that earn higher wages, that have better employment … estimated costs of graduating in a recession would be roughly ten percent larger …

-work time is substantial and varies positively with the local unemployment rate. While the average time spent by workers in non …-work conditional on any positive non-work rises with the unemployment rate, the fraction of workers who report time in non-work varies … amounts of non-work with wage rates and measures of unemployment benefits in state data linked to the ATUS, and it is …

workplace safety of young workers. We find that higher local unemployment rates at entry have a positive effect both on severe … injuries and non-severe injuries. While the impact of unemployment at entry on severe injuries is constant over time, the … initially compensated for the occupational injury risk. These results suggest that entrants during recession may be persistently …

what extent business cycles or unemployment levels influence entries into entrepreneurship. Our analysis for Germany … reveals that there is a positive relationship between unemployment rates and start-up activities. Moreover, new business … disentangling periods of low and high unemployment we find that the effect of unemployment on new business formation is only …

On the basis of aggregate data for the early nineties, we analyse the determinants of unemployment duration for laid …