differences: (1) transition rates from unemployment to employment (UE) were lower by a factor of 5 and inflow rates from … employment to unemployment (EU) were lower by a factor of 4 in Germany. (2) The volatility of the UE rate was equal but the EU … rate was 2.3 times more volatile in Germany. (3) In Germany EU flows contributed 60 − 70% to the unemployment volatility …

reciprocal relationship. The variable considered are: unemployment, inflation, consumptions, investments and current accounts. We … between investment and unemployment, c) we show the revival of the Phillips curve, especially in Germany, d) we test for the … relationship between unemployment and the Government deficit, e) we show the existence of a relationship between unemployment and …

−2004 uncovers three stylized differences: (1) Germany’s mean transition rates from unemployment to employment (UE) were lower by a … factor of 5 and transition rates from employment to unemployment (EU) were lower by a factor of 4. (2) The volatility of the … contributed 60−70% to unemployment volatility, whereas in the U.S. they contributed only 30−40%. Using a search and matching model …

in the vacancy-unemployment ratio without ad hoc assumptions of wage rigidity. This paper presents a mechanism of such … economy, and the vacancy-unemployment ratio experiences large cyclical fluctuations. …

shocks temporarily increase unemployment. Positive labor demand shocks increase employment, depress unemployment, rise real … average wages, and were found to be the main determinant of variability of employment and unemployment in the short-run. In … employment and unemployment. The retrospective simulations of the model show that Baltic states and Poland were significantly …

literature tries to decompose this intratemporal elasticity into its main components, the "Ins and Outs of Unemployment" (Shimer …