This paper presents a reappraisal of unemployment movements in the European Union. Our analysis is based on the chain … reaction theory of unemployment, which focuses on (a) the interaction among labor market adjustment processes, (b) the … growth drivers. Estimating a system of labor market equations for a panel of EU countries, we derive the dynamic unemployment …

This paper examines the occurrence of structural breaks in European unemployment associated with major events … unemployment rates. While adult unemployment is more prone to experience structural breaks, youth unemployment is more sensitive to … reforms are not effective enough to solve the youth unemployment problem across Europe. We point to educational policies that …

This paper presents a reappraisal of unemployment movements in the European Union. Our analysis is based on the chain … reaction theory of unemployment, which focuses on (a) the interaction among labor market adjustment processes, (b) the … growth drivers. Estimating a system of labor market equations for a panel of EU countries, we derive the dynamic unemployment …