Ireland prior to the 1979 exchange rate break with Sterling. It was argued that, as a small open economy, prices were … period than any previously used. We find that the difference between unemployment and the NAIRU is a significant determinant …

Ireland was hit particularly hard by the global financial crisis, with severe impacts on the labor market. Between 2007 … and 2013, the unemployment rate increased dramatically, from 5% to 15.5%, and the labor force participation rate declined … economy, helping to moderate impacts on unemployment via a reduction in overall labor supply. As the crisis deepened, long …

Ireland was hit particularly hard by the global financial crisis, with severe impacts on the labor market. The … unemployment rate increased dramatically, and the labor force participation rate declined by four percentage points between 2007 … unemployment via a reduction in overall labor supply. As the crisis deepened, long-term unemployment escalated, creating …

one very well-known differential - the Catholic/ Protestant unemployment differential in Northern Ireland - has largely … signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the introduction of fair employment legislation, growth in hidden unemployment, and … major structural changes in Northern Ireland. We assess the relative contributions of these changes. …

uses a unique dataset, which tracks the labour market position of a cohort of unemployment benefit claimants for almost two … years, to evaluate the impact of a range of government-sponsored training courses in Ireland. Overall, we found that those … results suggest that, in the Irish context, there are potentially substantial benefits to re-orientating unemployment training …

On the face of it, Austria’s labour market performs very well, which is reflected in one of the lowest unemployment … rates in the EU. However, while many of the euro area members have recently succeeded in reducing unemployment, the Austrian …. In addition the unemployment statistics are distorted by the relatively low labour force participation of older workers …

feature of the Finnish economy compared with that of Sweden and Denmark is the higher level of unemployment. In the early 1990 … adapt. The spectacular recovery of the Finnish economy has pushed up labour demand. While unemployment has fallen back from …