Showing 41 - 50 of 2,536
unemployment that is in line with other emerging markets and regional peers. We also find that the relationship has been somewhat … components of GDP may cause different unemployment reactions, an important issue that has not been sufficiently addressed in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011965249
unemployment that is in line with this empirical regularity and the findings for the other emerging markets and regional peers. We … European debt crisis. When investigating whether various expenditure components of GDP may cause different unemployment … improve forecasting of unemployment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011981843
This paper provides new estimates of Okun’s unemployment-output relationship in euro area countries between 1979 and … characterise the literature and that the responsiveness of output to unemployment is driven by idiosyncratic factors in both euro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015052585
I construct and analyze a growth model in which technical change can increase unemployment. I first analyze the forces … that deliver a constant steady state unemployment rate in this setting. Labor-saving technical change increases … unemployment, which lowers wages and creates incentives for future investment in labor-using technologies. In the long run, this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014583789
This paper provides a critique of the ``unemployment invariance hypothesis,'' according to which the behavior of the … labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … the equilibrating mechanisms to ensure unemployment invariance; in particular, other markets may perform part of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106368
The mild response of the German labor market to the worst global recession in post-war history appears as an economic miracle. In response to the crisis, Germany has shown to be a strong case of internal flexibility. We argue that important factors that have contributed to this development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112788
unemployment rates for 25-39 year-olds and those with at least university degrees are the least affected groups. There is also … dynamics of labor force participation rates (LFPR) as a fundamental determinant of unemployment rate. According to the MS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012592026
This paper develops an overlapping-generations model characterized by endogenous growth, unemployment, and pollution … unemployment benefits, and considers a replacement-ratio-neutral reform in which the environmental tax is devoted to cutting the … employees' rate of contribution to unemployment insurance. Under this reform, (i) the growth rate is increased, the unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751705
This study analyses the relationship between unemployment and economic growth at the international level, addressing … determinant of the unemployment-output relationship. Finally, the identification of spatial patterns highlights the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015358807
This paper analyzes jobless growth in Bangladesh by examining the relationship between employment growth and output growth from 2002-2017. The findings reveal a sharp decline in aggregate employment elasticity since 2010, indicating that employment is becoming less responsive to growth, i.e.,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345143