In this paper we evaluate the forecasting performance of employment expectations for employment growth in 15 European … outperforms common benchmark models. It is therefore a powerful tool for generating more accurate employment forecasts. We observe … the best results for one quarter ahead predictions that are primarily the aim of the survey question. However, employment …

In this paper we evaluate the forecasting performance of employment expectations for employment growth in 15 European … outperforms common benchmark models. It is therefore a powerful tool for generating more accurate employment forecasts. We observe … the best results for one quarter ahead predictions that are primarily the aim of the survey question. However, employment …

develop a suite of models to provide a more timely estimate (nowcast) of euro area quarterly employment growth based on a … timely assessment of employment developments with unemployment rates and sentiment indicators containing most of the relevant …

the share of low-skilled employment. Moreover, we find that the difference between the proportion of employment hired in … low-skilled and medium-skilled jobs is negatively correlated with both the unemployment rate and the degree of employment … protection in the labour market. We propose a theoretical model to study the effects of a technological shock on the employment …