Nigeria using the data that span 1981-2014. We found that trade openness worsens unemployment rate both in the short-run and … trade openness, on economic growth and by extension on unemployment rate, albeit with mixed results. However, scanty … attention has been drawn towards the effect of current account balance on unemployment rate despite the arguments from different …

offset by widespread poverty and lack of unemployment insurance, leading to overall faster transitions in low income …

“educated unemployment” and overeducation in developing countries, as well as a brain drain from these countries. A simulation … suggests that the costs of “educated unemployment” and overeducation can amount to significant losses for the individuals … drain ; Human capital formation ; “Educated unemployment” ; Overeducation ; Social welfare …

-cyclical unemployment assistance (UA) reductions on job search behavior and re-employment outcomes. Shorter benefit durations effectively …

We implement decompositions of cyclical unemployment in a large developing country using the conventional 3-states and … informal forms of employment. This allows a richer analysis of the dynamics of unemployment that unveils the role played by the … decomposition unveils that the contribution of the flow from informality to unemployment is larger than that of the flow from formal …