policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this article focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …

policy-oriented studies have dealt with the evolution of unemployment in 2020, often country by country, this letter focuses … on the evolution of unemployment as well as inactivity across European countries. Indeed, previous crises have typically … lead not only to more unemployment but also to larger numbers of discouraged unemployed and thus more inactivity. It …

. The rate of transition from unemployment to employment declined between 2006 and 2011, while the rate from employment to …This paper assesses the impact the Great Recession had on individuals' transitions to and from unemployment in Ireland … unemployment increased. The results indicate that young people are much less likely to exit unemployment but, at the same time …

indicate that the increasing share of services employment in total employment is helping to reduce unemployment among young …The paper starts by presenting some stylised facts on youth unemployment over the last two decades, both at the euro … area and the country level. It shows that despite declining considerably over the last few years, youth unemployment has …

returned to previous levels within a few quarters. Consequently, the total loss in employment caused by the rise in mismatch … preferences amid strong labor demand are more prominent explanations for the persistent employment shortfall vis-à-vis pre …

This paper examines the movements in EU unemployment from two perspectives: (a) the NRU/NAIRU perspective, in which … unemployment movements are attributed largely to changes in the long-run equilibrium unemployment rate and (b) the chain …-reaction perspective, in which unemployment movements are viewed as the outcome of the interplay between labor market shocks and prolonged …

This paper presents a reappraisal of unemployment movements in the European Union. Our analysis is based on the chain … reaction theory of unemployment, which focuses on (a) the interaction among labor market adjustment processes, (b) the … growth drivers. Estimating a system of labor market equations for a panel of EU countries, we derive the dynamic unemployment …

the estimates of the impact of labour demand shocks on participation. For men, unemployment increased in response to …

the estimates of the impact of labour demand shocks on participation. For men, unemployment increased in response to …

Skill development is increasingly viewed as a way to escape the low education - high unemployment trap in developing …