share of long-term unemployment. The rise in unemployment and its persistently high level have been blamed, both in Italy … of unemployment. An additional dimension of "segmentation" also characterises the Italian labour market, notably the 30 … percent's unemployment rate in the South (6 percent in the North) and the presence of a large share of the labour force …

performance indicators (unemployment, long-term unemployment, employment, activity rate). Our results confirm that high taxes … increase unemployment, while active labour market policies tend to reduce it. We also show that stricter employment protection …

This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the …-born workers? assessment of the number of immigrants in the local market. By doing so, the association between unemployment of … immigrants and unemployment among native-born workers. …

How do asymmetric labor market institutions affect the volatility of innovation and unemployment differentials in a … union model with unemployment, hiring frictions and real wage rigidities. The model provides a rigorous but tractable …. Positively, we find that inflation and unemployment differentials strongly depend on the underlying labor market structures …

This study examines whether the distribution of aggregate unemployment by duration affects individual well-being. Two … distribution of aggregate unemployment by duration on individual well-being. We find significant evidence in favor of both the … remain unemployed for a longer time. At some point, however, both the employed and unemployed adapt to unemployment at the …

determine unemployment. We show that the impact of financial variables depends strongly on the labour market context. Increased … market capitalization as well as decreased banking concentration reduce unemployment if the level of labour market regulation … intermediated credit worsens unemployment when the labour market is weakly regulated and coordinated, whereas it reduces …

We explore whether finance influences the impact of labour market institutions on unemployment. Using a data set of 18 … market variables to unemployment are affected by financial factors. In Belgium, Italy, Australia, Japan and Spain, accounting …