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A simple decomposition of the variance of output growth across countries
Reicher, Christopher Phillip - 2011
This paper outlines a simple regression-based method to decompose the variance of an aggregate time series into the variance of its components, which is then applied to measure the relative contributions of productivity, hours per worker, and employment to cyclical output growth across a panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274432
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Gross Worker Flows and Unemployment Dynamics in Japan
Lin, Ching Yang - 2010
This paper studies worker flows dynamics in Japan for the period between 1980 and 2009. We construct gross worker flows data from the monthly Labour Force Survey. Our data enables us to examine the size and cyclical patterns of the flows and transition rates between the states of employment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013142637
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A simple decomposition of the variance of output growth across countries
Reicher, Christopher Phillip - 2011
This paper outlines a simple regression-based method to decompose the variance of an aggregate time series into the variance of its components, which is then applied to measure the relative contributions of productivity, hours per worker, and employment to cyclical output growth across a panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009127619
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Relationships between inflation and unemployment in the United States, Japan and Germany during the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Grabia, Tomasz; Bywalec, Grzegorz - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 27 (2024) 2, pp. 29-47
The aim of the article is to clarify the controversies surrounding the relationship between inflation and unemployment in the three most economically significant countries in the world (apart from China), namely the United States, Japan, and Germany, during the coronavirus pandemic (from January...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015063564
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Did COVID-19 deteriorate mismatch in the Japanese labor market?
Higashi, Yudai; Sasaki, Masaru - 2023
This study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic deteriorated the mismatch in the Japanese labor market. We first focus on differences in job flows and reservation wages by occupation and employment type, which differ according to the risk of infection. We next estimate the mismatch indices for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013540758
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Is labor market mismatch a big deal in Japan?
Shibata, Ippei - In: The B.E. journal of macroeconomics 20 (2020) 2, pp. 1-28
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Estimating a Search and Matching Model of the Aggregate Labor Market in Japan
Lin, Ching Yang; Miyamoto, Hiroaki - 2012
This paper studies how well a search and matching model can describe aggregate Japanese labor market dynamics in a full … information setting. We develop a discrete-time search and matching model with productivity and separation shocks and use it as a … and vacancy postings in Japan. We find that the model is successful in matching the volatility in unemployment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014170553
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Mind the gap - International comparison of cyclical adjustment of the budget
Kiss, Gábor P.; Vadas, Gábor - 2005
used methods: the aggregate approach and the unconstrained disaggregate approach. In this paper we apply them on USA, Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322488
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International business cycle spillovers
Yilmaz, Kamil - 2009
We apply Diebold-Yilmaz spillover index methodology to monthly industrial production indices to study business cycle interdependence among G-6 industrialized countries since 1958. The business cycle spillover index fluctuates substantially over time, increasing especially after the 1973-75,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277269
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Life-cycle search, match quality and Japan's labor flow
Esteban-Pretel, Julen; Fujimoto, Junichi - 2011
life-cycle search and matching model that features random match quality and incorporates elements capturing several main … workers age. Traditional infinite horizon search models of the labor market cannot account for such patterns. We develop a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154531