evidence of large heterogeneities among demographic groups. Interestingly, unemployment rates in levels across demographic … groups are not necessarily aligned with the sensitivity of these demographic groups’ (un)employment and participation rates …

the Beveridge curve in Austria. We find empirical evidence to confirm that the increase in the unemployment rate in …

-related variables accounts for changes (rises) in the Okun's parameter in the US in recent decades. Accordingly, the unemployment gap is …

This paper develops a model with multiple steady states (low tax and unemployment rate versus high tax and unemployment … European unemployment rates observed during the seventies. The explanation given is that even if the unemployment rate would … job creation remains low making the return to a low unemployment rate impossible. The paper shows that in some cases …

Wages are only mildly cyclical, implying that shocks to labour demand have a larger short-run impact on unemployment …

externalities and equilibrium unemployment. Our model incorporates endogenous labor force participation and two margins of … consumption and output; a marginal increase in the unemployment and labor force participation rates; and an expansion in the … accompanied by gradual gains in output and consumption and a negligible expansion in unemployment. Critically, abstracting from …

This paper analyses how labour market heterogeneity affects unemployment, productivity and business cycle dynamics that … unskilled workers. Skill mismatch and skill-specific labour market institutions have three main effects on business cycles and … skilled workers increases the natural rate of unemployment and reduces total factor productivity with long- run effects on the …

supranational unemployment insurance scheme. The model is calibrated to the euro area's core and periphery and features a rich …-regional correlation of unemployment and in ation increases by up to 52% and 27%, respectively, compared to the decentralised setting. The …

unemployment and maximum employment approaches; and the unfilled vacancies perspective. Furthermore, we provide and discuss …