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State dependence in unemployment incidence : evidence for British men revisited

Arulampalam, Wiji - 2002

unemployment. In addition, allowance is also made to accommodate the "stayer" phenomenon in the state of employment. All these were …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414818

Unemployment and labour market transitions in the Czech Republic : evidence from micro-data

Huitfeldt, Henrik - 1996

Czech unemployment rate has been one of the lowest in Europe. In this paper we provide a microperspective on the Czech … investigate the determinants of transitions between employment, unemployment, and non-participation. The paper consists of two … parts. The first part examines the Czech labour market with respect to unemployment and unemployment duration. In the second …

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The determinants of job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic in small Island developing states

Moore, Winston; Pascal, Stephanie - In: Cogent economics & finance 12 (2024) 1, pp. 1-14

This paper investigates the determinants of job losses due to the COVID-19 in the small island developing states of the Caribbean. Utilising a survey of 1979 firms in the Caribbean and a probit regression model, the study identifies the key factors that might lead a firm to retrench staff. Two...

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THE DESIGN OF UNEMPLOYMENT TRANSFERS:EVIDENCE FROM A DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL LIFECYCLEMODEL

Haan, Peter; Prowse, Victoria - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2010

by unemployment insurance. The model features a detailedspecification of the tax and transfer system, including … unemployment insurance benefitswhich depend on an individual's employment and earnings history. The model also capturesthe … of unemployment insurance operationalized as a reduction in the entitlementperiod generates a larger increase in …

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MODELING EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS WITH STATEDEPENDENCE AND UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY

Prowse, Victoria - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2007

This paper considers the problem of determining the extent of any state dependen-cies in women's labor supply behavior. Employment outcomes are modeled using adynamic multinomial choice framework including persistent unobserved heterogeneitywith a relatively general distribution. In order to...

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DUAL TRACKS: PART-TIME WORK IN LIFE-CYCLEEMPLOYMENT FOR BRITISIH WOMEN

Connolly, Sara; Gregory, Mary - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2007

Almost half the women in work in the UK work part-time, but views conflict: does this support awoman’s career or is it a dead-end trap?Cohort data on labour market involvement to age 42 show highly varied pathways throughfull/part-time/non-employment. Econometric estimation confirms that...

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State Dependence in Unemployment Incidence: Evidence for British Men Revisited

Arulampalam, Wiji - 2002

unemployment. In addition, allowance is also made to accommodate the ?stayer? phenomenon in the state of employment. All these were …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262384

Self-employment dynamics, state dependence and cross-mobility patterns

Caliendo, Marco; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2008

This paper analyzes the mobility between self-employment, wage employment and non-employment. Using data for men in West Germany, we find strong true state dependence in all three states. Moreover, compared to wage employment, non-employment increases the probability of self-employment...

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Youth and labour markets in Africa, A literature review

DIAL - DIAL - 2007

and their research for decent and productive jobs. Youth unemployment, which is substantially higher than global adult … unemployment, has been growing in the last decade. In spite of the dramatic economic, social and political consequences of African … unemployment and its trends. In order to contribute to this diagnosis, we present some new evidence based on the 1-2-3 Surveys …

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State Dependence in Unemployment

Ahmad, Nisar - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 4 (2014) 1, pp. 93-106

This study examines the extent state dependence among unemployed immigrants in a dynamic discrete choice framework. Three alternative methodologies are employed to control for the problem of the initial condition. The empirical findings show that there is a considerable correlation between the...

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