in Germany. Our findings are consistent with a stable demand for labor, especially in western Germany, implying that …

Seit ihrem Höhepunkt im Februar 2005 sank die Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland innerhalb von drei Jahren von 5 …The number of unemployed workers in Germany decreased dramatically from its peak in February 2005 at over 5.2 million … this episode assume that a worker leaving unemployment moves into full employment. We ask where the unemployed actually …

the unemployment rate and the adverse labor supply effect of the pandemic is more pronounced than implied by the labor …

unemployment. This paper examines several aspects of the adjustment,focusing on (i) evidence of increased labor market frictions … following the commodity pricedecline; (ii) flexibility in labor input adjustment in response to demand shocks; (iii) changes … frictions with the decline in commodity prices.The relatively smooth transition has been assisted by increased flexibility in …

Persistent unemployment after recessions and the policies required to bring it down are the subject of an ongoing … unemployment, requiring the implementation of structural policy reforms. The alternative view is that the slow recovery of the … economy is due to cyclic reasons coming from lack of demand which prevents unemployment from falling quickly. Knowing whether …