In this paper we challenge the traditional labour market view, which argues that unemployment is determined in the long … the permanent and transitory components for the movements of the unemployment rate in four countries (Austria, France, UK …, and USA). We find that the transitory component has a significant impact on unemployment only in the US. In contrast to …

This paper studies the effect of increased immigration in Austria on the unemployment risk of young natives. Austria … from former Yugoslavia). We concentrate on unemployment entry of young male workers, who are supposed to compete most …