Unemployment insurance is a key tool for risk sharing and redistribution and also a prominent automatic stabiliser. It … of vulnerability of the unemployment insurance schemes of OECD and BRIICS countries. Policies that boost both financial …

High and persistent unemployment is a key policy issue in many OECD countries, particularly in Europe. Many initiatives … countries have had with implementing policies to reduce unemployment. As a background to this, it first presents a brief review … of unemployment and wage developments as well as an overview of the OECD Jobs Strategy. …

Unemployment is regarded as one of the most challenging economic problems facing the governments of the Caribbean …. Although there are variations in the measurement of unemployment, official estimates obtained from labor force surveys indicate … that in 1995 the unemployment rate ranged from 7.8 percent in Antigua/Barbuda to 19.7 percent in Barbados. This paper …

differences across countries. In the major European countries, unemployment has increased dramatically over the past two decades …

This paper analyzes the role of labor market institutions for youth unemployment, as contrasted to total unemployment … high effect of employment protection for regular jobs on youth unemployment. In addition, the combined effects of powerful … establishes significant labor supply effects and effects of the education system on youth and total unemployment. …