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Some evidence on the relevance of the chain-reaction theory in selected countries

Hofer, Helmut; Kunst, Robert M.; Schwarzbauer, Wolfgang; … - 2007

In this paper we challenge the traditional labour market view, which argues that unemployment is determined in the long-term by its equilibrium rate, which in turn is affected by permanent shocks of some exogenous variables. In our empirical approach we decompose the dynamics of employment and...

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Two-tier labor markets in the great recession: France vs. Spain

Bentolila, Samuel; Cahuc, Pierre; Dolado, Juan Jose; Le … - 2010

This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their labor market institutions are similar and their unemployment rates just before the crisis were both around 8%. Yet, in France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage...

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Immigrants and Unemployment in the European Community: From the Eyes of Natives

Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 1999

This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...

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Die Lage von Einwanderern am Arbeitsmarkt: Ein Vergleich zwischen Europa und den USA

Geis, Wido - In: ifo Schnelldienst 64 (2011) 14, pp. 30-36

In den drei großen europäischen Ländern Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien sowie in den USA stellen Einwanderer … einen beträchtlichen Teil der Bevölkerung. Die Lage von Einwanderern am Arbeitsmarkt ist in all diesen Ländern im Schnitt … ist die Arbeitslosigkeit unter Einwanderern viel höher als unter Einheimischen, während sich die Löhne nicht stark …

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