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 …

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 …

-specific unemployment rates in 1997. The required nominal wage reductions range from 8.8 to 12.2% and are the higher the lower the employees …

increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labor market programs. The impact on unemployment rates by age … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … ground for the popular hypothesis that the recent rise in unemployment is driven by large and pervasive shifts in the demand …

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 …

stock and flow data to understand key developments. We find dramatic changes in employment, unemployment and labour market …

Labor and product market regulations affect the unemployment rate of a country without doubt. Econometricians, however … indicators are identified as significant determinants of unemployment. Endogeneity due to reverse causality is also considered by …

unemployment is affected by different labour market institutions (LMI) such as labour taxes, unemployment benefits, employment …The development of the unemployment rate differs substantially between OECD countries. In recent years some countries … experienced a mild increase, other countries had a stable unemployment rate, while there are also 'successful' countries in which …