This paper deals with one fact of the unemployment rate gap between Canada and the United States that started in the early 1980s. We seek to analyse discrepancies in the search behaviour and environment of displaced workers which give rise to a higher observed average jobless duration for...

[ger] Werksschließung und Arbeitslosigkeitsdauer: Signale und Verhaltensweisen bei der Arbeitssuche in Kanada, . von David M. Gray, Pierre Grenier.. . Der Fachliteratur zufolge ist die Dauer der Beschäftigungslosigkeit von Arbeitnehmern, die nach dem Verlust ihrer Stelle infolge einer...

We exploit micro, longitudinal data in order to analyze the strong downward trend in seasonal employment that has been observed in Canada in recent decades. After controlling for compositional effects, we examine the extent to which the overall trend can be attributed to three potential factors:...

Labor-force withdrawal programs such as government-subsidized early retirement programs are an important unemployment policy instrument in some European countries. Most economists, however, have expressed doubts concerning these programs' efficacy in combating unemployment, in part because they...

This paper evaluates some aspects of the 1996 Employment insurance (EI) reform package. One important modification was the small weeks initiative, which was a pilot program designed to encourage more working activity while qualifying for benefits. Another provision that was monitored closely is...

Labor-force withdrawal programs such as government-subsidized early retirement programs are an important unemployment policy instrument in some European countries. Most economists, however, have expressed doubts concerning these programs' efficacy in combating unemployment, in part because they...