interact and affect the evolution of unemployment rates and participation rates, the two main indicators of labour market … performance. Our analysis has two special features. First, apart from the two labour market states – employment and unemployment … that a shock to the net flow from unemployment to employment drive the unemployment rate and the participation rate in …

support measures, in the short term, the Romanian labour market is facing the unemployment rate increase, at least in 2020, as …

using macroeconomic data on employment, unemployment, participation, and (for Canada) migration and real wages. We find that …

Spain has the most serious and persistent unemployment problem in Europe, with an unemployment rate that reached 24 ….6 percent in early 1994. This paper explores the characteristics of this unemployment problem, its causes, and provides a brief … adjust. The effects of generous unemployment benefits and the large underground economy may explain 6-12 percentage points of …

This article explores the long-run relationship between unemployment rate and labor force participation rate in Canada … leads us to doubt the pertinence of the unemployment invariance hypothesis for Canada. This is consistent with the empirical …

reverse transition probability. We compare the dynamics of unemployment and involuntary part-time employment to argue that … they reflect the operation of distinct labor-adjustment channels. While unemployment dynamics are driven by movements in …

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