on German linked survey and administrative data. To study the causal relationship between unemployment and multiple … satisfaction, the access to economic resources and mental health. Moreover, this paper shows that becoming unemployed hinders the … effects of job loss are long-lasting, growing more profound the longer the duration of unemployment and persisting following …

Summary We estimate the association between the unemployment status of young women and the probability that they are …

differ more than unemployment rates by skill levels and overall. 2. German and US relative pay by level of skill was similar …

Summary In order to alleviate unemployment it is often recommended to reduce social security contributions (SSC) and to … compensate for the ensuing loss in revenues by a rise in the value-added tax (VAT). Assuming unemployment to be caused by … neutralised, for example, by imposing a constant wedge, the employment impact will depend on the nature of the unemployment …

Summary This paper is devoted to a new estimation of the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU) for … the West German Economy 1980 to 1998. The novelty of the paper is the estimation of a time-varying NAIRU for West Germany …