same city. This local multiplier effect increases with the unemployment rate, as the labour market becomes more elastic … economic policy, as they suggest that cities with a high unemployment rate will be most successful at increasing local … jobs in the tradable sector can be especially effective in low growth regions with high unemployment because this will …

This paper considers employment growth and unemployment from 1990-2010 in a cross-section of cities in light of … unemployment rates in 83 central cities in the United States. Change in educational attainment over time is suggestive of causing … higher job growth and lower unemployment. The implication is that initiatives to attract and retain college …

Unemployment in the European Union (EU) is a serious problem that threatens to disrupt the integration of accession … conundrum for European employment because the conventional theory explaining unemployment in Europe - labor market rigidities … unemployment, but it could destroy the economic promise of the EU for its poorer regions and the accession countries. …

socialist economic regime followed by a shock-type transition to a market economy. Nevertheless, we find a surprisingly high …