This paper studies the impact of product and labor market regulations on informality and unemployment in a general … regulations lead to a simultaneous reduction in informality and unemployment. The difference between these two policy options lies …

In this work the precision and stability of the forecasts of Chile's unemployment rates are analyzed. Said models were … the signs of persistence that the unemployment indicator shows in its behavior; nevertheless, starting from the estimation … obtained, which empirically upholds the proposal of addressing the unemployment rate as a non stationary series. The evaluation …

The unemployment rate in Estonia rose sharply in 2010 to one of the highest levels in the EU, after the country entered … would facilitate the structural transformation and reduce the long-term unemployment rate. Linking increases in unemployment …

In the midst of sharply rising long-term unemployment, a series of unemployment benefit (UB) eligibility extensions … ‘laws of economics' to warn that the extensions may be responsible for much of the current unemployment crisis. This … eligibility rules are not effectively enforced, so any income replacement must reduce work incentives and increase unemployment …

This paper introduces endogenous credit constraints in a search model of unemployment. These constraints generate …. Unemployed workers are hard to find jobs generating high and persistent unemployment …

migration movements. In this context, the aim of this paper is to estimate the impact of the unemployment rate, the number of … asserting that the unemployment rate has a negative impact on earnings. We found that a 1% increase of the unemployment rate …

Persisting high unemployment and income inequality are two serious problems in global macroeconomic management. This … change rates of unemployment rate and the wage share throughout 1941-2010. It means that unemployment and income inequality … relationship with unemployment …

The unemployment rate in Estonia rose sharply in 2010 to one of the highest levels in the EU, after the country entered … would facilitate the structural transformation and reduce the long-term unemployment rate. Linking increases in unemployment …

An exploratory pilot study on the effects of unemployment on Australian managers. In-depth interviews with 5 long term …; to realize that 6 months of unemployment meant drastic action in order not to be labeled as a loser and stay in …