into work. However, stigma surrounding non-employment history can create barriers to finding a job. Whilst unemployment … stigma is well-documented, inactivity stigma remains under the radar. To address whether, why, and when inactivity hinders …

into work. However, stigma surrounding non-employment history can create barriers to finding a job. Whilst unemployment … stigma is well-documented, inactivity stigma remains under the radar. To address whether, why, and when inactivity hinders …

persons. However, stigma related to unemployment or inactivity can hinder their hiring chances when applying for a job. This …-term unemployment of up to six months positively affects hiring prospects, while the adverse effects of unemployment scarring become … negative impact of longer spells. The latter negative signal is more pronounced when unemployment rates are low. …

decomposes regional differences in employment, economic inactivity and unemployment into components due to either structural or …Regional unemployment rates in Great Britain have narrowed dramatically in recent years. However, significant … differences still remain in terms of both employment and economic inactivity rates, which may now better reflect relative labour …

Measuring employment and unemployment is essential for economic policy. Internationally agreed measures (e.g. headcount … employment and unemployment rates based on standard definitions) enhance comparability across time and space, but changes in real …

market between employment, unemployment, and professional inactivity. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe drop in the …

search models, it is assumed that the economically relevant movements occur between employment and unemployment. If there are … significant flows between labor force participation and inactivity, ignoring the participation decision can lead to biased results …

Rising wage inequality in the U.S. and Britain (especially in the 1980s) and rising continental European unemployment … large data sets from the U.S., Britain, and western Germany to test the Krugman hypothesis for the 1990s, when unemployment …

This article explores the long-run relationship between unemployment rate and labor force participation rate in Canada … leads us to doubt the pertinence of the unemployment invariance hypothesis for Canada. This is consistent with the empirical …