In this paper we evaluate whether the accuracy of Finnish unemployment rate forecasts can be improved by utilising the … information in the flows into and out of unemployment. We compare and contrast different methodologies for constructing the flows …

This paper revisits the empirical relationship between unemployment and output, and its evolution following the … the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). First, the negative correlation between output and unemployment (Okun’s law …. Focusing on the euro area, the financial distress seems to have altered the dynamics of output and unemployment mainly at lower …

technological shocks to productivity. Policy outcomes are tracked on overall output, unemployment, income and income distributions …

as a greater acceptance of technology can strengthen potential output permanently. By contrast, negative effects may … secular structural change will be on potential output. However, dangers are lurking in the acceleration of geopolitical …

be used to predict the present and the near future unemployment rate in Finland. Predicting the present and the near … information contained in Google search queries, the report compares a simple predictive model of unemployment to a model that … future unemployment 3 months ahead. Google search queries also tend to improve the prediction accuracy around turning points …

predicts the unemployment rate in the EU-28 countries using Google search data. This document is subject to updates as the …

, health care, long-term care and unemployment benefits, including payments from the Federal budget that are transferred to …