unemployment benefits, the existence of Active Labour Market Policies, the change in labour demand, segmentation of the labour … market, and unemployment as a queuing phenomenon. We test each of these explanations and find that labour market segmentation …

With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates … worldwide. This paper describes the nature of unemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants of … incidence and duration and find that most variables have the same effect on both. Unemployment is concentrated among relatively …

stabilised since then. The first part of the paper aims to describe the regional differentiation in wages and unemployment on the … focus on the effect of unemployment rate, representing an exogenous factor of the region itself. The model’s specification …, employment structure of the regional economy, degree of economic concentration, and district rate of unemployment. The …

There are large spatial disparities in unemployment durations across the 1,300 municipalities in the Ile … municipality on an exhaustive dataset of all unemployment spells starting in the first semester of 1996. This model allows us to …

This paper aims to shed light in the dynamics of Spanish regional unemployment rates and determine the driving forces … of their disparities. The Spanish economy has one of the highest unemployment rates in the EU and is characterised by … severe regional disparities. We apply the chain reaction theory of unemployment according to which the evolution of …

small reduction in the unemployment benefits, or introducing a small cash bonus for workers that get a new job, may have no … effect on unemployment in some cases, while eradicating significant levels of unemployment in other cases. Our analysis … multiple equilibria may exist in a game involving both workers and an unemployment-averse government. Furthermore, we explore a …

With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates … worldwide. This paper describes the nature of unemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants of … incidence and duration and find that most variables have the same effect on both. Unemployment is concentrated among relatively …

unemployment benefits, the existence of Active Labour Market Policies, the change in labour demand, segmentation of the labour … market, and unemployment as a queuing phenomenon. We test each of these explanations and find that labour market segmentation …

The extent to which an increase in the unemployment rate has an effect on children’s wellbeing is not well understood …. This article provides estimates of the potential impact of an increase in the unemployment rate on behavioural and … unemployment rate leads to an increase in the number of children with behavioural or emotional problems. This finding underscores …