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Escaping the unemployment trap : the case of East Germany
Merkl, Christian (contributor);  … - 2008 - Rev. version
This paper addresses the question of why prolonged regional unemployment differentials tend to persist even after their proximate causes have been reversed (e.g., after wages in the highunemployment regions have fallen relative to those in the low-unemployment regions). We suggest that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003775079
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Escaping the Unemployment Trap : The Case of East Germany
Merkl, Christian; Snower, Dennis J. - 2021
This paper addresses the question of why high unemployment rates tend to persist even after their proximate causes have been reversed (e.g., after wages relative to productivity have fallen). We suggest that the longer people are unemployed, the greater is their cumulative likelihood of falling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324988
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Germany : a dynamic panel approach using regional data
Hujer, Reinhard; Blien, Uwe; Caliendo, Marco; Zeiss, … - 2002
Most evaluation studies of active labour market policies (ALMP) focus on the microeconometric evaluation approach using individual data. However, as the microeconometric approach usually ignores impacts on the non-participants, it should be seen as a first step to a complete evaluation which has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414213
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Germany : a dynamic panel approach using regional data
Hujer, Reinhard (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268884
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Restricting Shadow Economy versus Macroeconomic Impacts. A Panel Data Analysis in EU, Japan, USA
Georgiou, Miltiades N. - 2013
); (Schneider, 2013). The elaboration of these panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071570
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The lockdown impact on unemployment for heterogeneous workers
Kandoussi, Malak; Langot, François - 2020
We develop a multi-sectoral matching model to predict the impact of the lockdown on the US unemployment, considering the heterogeneity of workers to account for the contrasted impacts across various types of jobs. We show that separations and business closures that hit the workers with the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012243489
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The aggregate effects of the Hartz reforms in Germany : conference paper
Hertweck, Matthias Sebastian; Sigrist, Oliver - 2013
This paper quantifies the impact of the Hartz reforms on matching efficiency, using monthly SOEP gross worker flows (1983-2009). We show that, until the early 2000s, close to 60% of changes in the unemployment rate are due to changes in the inflow rate (job separation). On the contrary, since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339386
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Regional and Sectoral Evidence of the Macro-Economic Effects of Labor Reallocation : A Panel Data Analysis
Bakas, Dimitrios - 2013
This paper re-examines Lilien's sectoral shifts hypothesis for U.S. unemployment. We employ a monthly panel that spans … from 1990:01 to 2011:12 for 48 U.S. states. Panel unit root tests that allow for cross-sectional dependence reveal the …-sectional dependence in the panel, we show that sectoral reallocation is significant not only at the aggregate level but also at the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076600
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Regional and sectoral evidence of the macroeconomic effects of labor reallocation : a panel data analysis
Bakas, Dimitrios; Panagiotidis, Theodore; Pelloni, Gianluigi - 2013
This paper re-examines Lilien's sectoral shifts hypothesis for U.S. unemployment. We employ a monthly panel that spans … from 1990:01 to 2011:12 for 48 U.S. states. Panel unit root tests that allow for crosssectional dependence reveal the …-sectional dependence in the panel, we show that sectoral reallocation is significant not only at the aggregate level but also at the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011730867
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Okun's law : the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary layoffs procedures (ERTE) on Spanish regions
Porras-Arena, M. Sylvina; Martín-Román, Ángel L.; … - 2022
Official statistics indicated a break in Okun's law in all the Spanish regions due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, herein, evidence of the validity of the law is shown. The temporary layoff procedures (ERTE) allowed many workers to maintain their jobs. From the productive point of view, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013461322