using macroeconomic data on employment, unemployment, participation, and (for Canada) migration and real wages. We find that … area countries. Within Canada, the results indicate that labor markets in Ontario and provinces further west are more …

in their unemployment rate and not a decline in labour force participation rate. Policymakers should take account of …

Unemployment is notoriously difficult to predict. In previous studies, once country and year fixed effects are added to … panel estimates, few variables predict changes in unemployment rates. Using panel data for 29 European countries collected … just over 10000 observations, we predict changes in the unemployment rate 12 months ahead. We do so using individuals …

What are the effects of financial market imperfections on unemployment and vacancies in Canada? The author estimates … of financial shocks on labour market fluctuations in Canada. She finds that the estimated value of the elasticity of … more volatile labour market. The author finds that the model accounts well for the cyclical behaviour of unemployment and …