We compare patterns of unemployment and joblessness between Canada and the U.S. during the Great Recession. Similar to … previous findings for the U.S. in Kroft et al. [2016], we document a rise in long-term unemployment in Canada. This increase is … us to model duration dependence in all labor force flows involving either unemployment or non-participation. To calibrate …

caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the opposite is true: unemployment is higher among women. In this paper, we analyze the …

We propose a three-step factor-flows simulation-based approach to forecast the duration distribution of unemployment … history. Step 2: relate the aggregate components to the overall unemployment rate using a factor model. Step 3: combine the … individual duration dependence, factor structure, and an auxiliary forecast of the unemployment rate to simulate a panel of …

implied by new unemployment claims: we estimate 20 million lost jobs by April 6th, far more than jobs lost over the entire … rise in the unemployment rate over the corresponding period to be surprisingly small, only about 2 percentage points. Third …

This paper develops a search-and-matching model that incorporates temporary unemployment and applies the model to study … the unemployed. We then use the model to project the path of unemployment over the next 18 months. Under a range of … distinguish between temporary and permanent unemployment and compared to professional and academic forecasts. We find that in …

We adopt a time series approach to investigate the historical relation between unemployment, life expectancy, and … and race. We find that shocks to unemployment are followed by statistically significant increases in mortality rates and … and life expectancy. We estimate the size of the COVID-19-related unemployment to be between 2 and 5 times larger than the …

increased government purchases crowd out private consumption? 2) do increased government purchases reduce unemployment? Farmer … also reduce unemployment …