We construct a simple general equilibrium model of unemployment and calibrate it to the Canadian economy. Job creation …-run increase in the Canadian unemployment rate: a more generous unemployment insurance system, higher layoff costs, higher … on the unemployment rate is small …

We construct a simple general equilibrium model of unemployment and calibrate it to the Canadian economy. Job creation …-run increase in the Canadian unemployment rate: a more generous unemployment insurance system, higher layoff costs, higher … on the unemployment rate is small …

unskilled unemployment via consumer demand: longer work hours and higher labor force participation imply higher incomes and less … consumer demand toward unskill-intensive goods. Relative demand for unskilled labor rises and unemployment falls. Finally, we …