The aim of this paper is to explain the Uruguayan unemployment dynamic using the theoretical framework of the Chain Reaction Theory (CRT). Changes in unemployment are viewed as “chain reactions” of responses to external shocks, working their way through systems of interaction lagged...

Using administrative panel data, this paper presents a comprehensive empirical analysis of the return of recent foreign students in the Netherlands. We focus on how individual labour market changes and marriage formation influence their decision to leave. Our model allows for correlated...

"This paper examines the willingness of the unemployed to migrate in order to exit unemployment. The empirical estimation is based on data from the German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP) from the years 2001 to 2009. Following a bivariate probit approach, results are obtained estimating the joint...

This paper shows the main results of a research activity conducted in the South – East region of Romania during November 2009, over 117 small and medium-sized enterprises. The results help to better explain some of the social problems that have been generated in the region as a snow ball...

Supermarket retailers in India admist fierce competition and the only way out is through the attainment of competitive advantage. Strategy is the route to attain competitive advantage that could facilitate firms attain superior performance. The objective of this paper is to develop a conceptual...

Education represents a permanent preoccupation for the Governments of all Member States, but the structure of the education systems differs considerably from a country to another. In this context, the European Union is a useful forum for the exchange of ideas and of good practices. The European...

Obesity is a growing health problem in South Africa. This health problem could have various implications for the South African economy. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity on employment status in South Africa with the use of household survey data. The study followed a...

A tanulmány a jól ismert Aghion-Blanchard-modell kiterjesztése arra az esetre, amikor a bérek késedelmes alkalmazkodása miatt a kibontakozó magánszektor vállalatai átmenetileg eltérő nyereségességgel, és ezért eltérő ütemben teremtenek munkahelyeket a gazdaság különböző...

A cikk a magasan fejlett országok tapasztalatait vizsgálva, megállapítja: a munkafeladatok felbontása, a szükséges tudás megosztása ma is folyik. Az új technológia ma sem igényel minden dolgozótól egyre nagyobb tudást. Különösen az információs technológia hatására az...

A tanulmány célja, hogy bemutassa a munkapiaci keresés alapmodelljét és annak felhasználását újkeynesi modellkeretben. Az általános ismertető után megmutatjuk, hogy miként lehet ezt a megközelítést a magyar gazdaság makrofolyamatainak jobb megértésére felhasználni. Ehhez...