recessions (depth, steepness and duration) in the case of the Mexican states employment during the 2001-2003 and 2008 …-2009 recessions. The original models are extended to include the effects of external and fiscal shocks, as measured by the annual … steepness of prior recessions (as measured by the percentage accumulated drop and the monthly average growth rate of employment …

recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

It is widely suggested that there is some relationship between banking crises and recessions. We assess whether there … is evidence for interdependency between recessions and banking crises using both non-parametric tests and unconditional … predict banking crises and recessions and if these variables can explain the previously observed interdependence. Inclusion of …

-cycle framework how individuals respond to recessions. Our focus is on the sharp increase in savings rates that have been observed in … the current and recent recessions. We show empirically that these saving spikes were short-lived and common to all working … age groups. We then study life-cycle models in which recessions involve one or more of: (i) an aggregate permanent …