Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on transitions from the state of unemployment to that of … unemployment outflows in these two Mediterranean labour markets. Then, the paper examines discrepancies and similarities between … unemployment outflows in both countries, although not in the same way, especially with reference to marital status. Discrepancies …

Purpose – The current economic crisis has significantly increased unemployment, showing higher persistence than … employment and unemployment. Moreover, the authors contribute to the existing literature by considering a whole set of …

lacking liquidity use SS benefits as a safety net in order to finance consumption during an unemployment episode, even if they … do not retire at the same time. In this way, SS might be thought as a form of unemployment insurance (UI) which would … source of alternative unemployment benefits. Originality/value By focusing on the SS claiming behavior of the unemployed …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the different dynamic characteristics of unemployment in a selected …-sensitive measure of unemployment, and uses cross-sectional data reported by Eurostat coming from European Labour Force Surveys …. Findings – The results add some evidence on the relevance of incorporating spells’ duration in measuring unemployment, finding …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of unemployment and labour institutions such as employment … protection legislation, coverage of unemployment benefits, minimum wages (MW), union power and tax wedge on migration flows. The … effects of unemployment, employment protection and migration policy on flows. The negative effect of migration policy on flows …

individually. Also highlighted is the contribution of unemployment to the explanation of house price. In both the value and … percentage change models, unemployment is shown as a negative and highly significant contributor. Originality/value – Previous …

absorption, while the welfare society measured by the Human Development Index (HDI), unemployment and poverty level. Findings The … the poverty rate in two and three years ahead, however, has no correlation with the unemployment. The effectiveness of … local own-source revenue can lower unemployment at two and three years ahead but failed to increase the HDI and to reduce …

unemployment rate and the labour force participation rate and certain categories of property crime. These findings provide …