The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between labor market flexibility and unemployment outcomes. Using … flexibility have a statistically and significant negative impact on unemployment outcomes (over unemployment, youth unemployment … and long-term unemployment). Among the different labor market flexibility indicators analyzed, hiring and firing …

impact on unemployment in the short term, but that this effect rapidly disappears in the medium term in countries with … with more rigid labor market institutions. These effects are even larger for youth unemployment in the short term and long …-term unemployment in the medium term. Conversely, large upfront, or gradual but significant, comprehensive labor market policies have a …

This paper discusses various concepts of unemployment rate benchmarks that are frequently used by policymakers for … particular, we propose two broad categories of unemployment rate benchmarks: (1) a longer-run unemployment rate expected to … prevail after adjusting to business cycle shocks and (2) a stable-price unemployment rate tied to inflationary pressures. We …

We investigate the causal effect of house price movements on unemployment dynamics. Using a dataset of 34 countries … over the last 40 years, we show the large and significant impact of house prices on unemployment fluctuations using … in the unemployment rate. These results are very robust to the inclusion of the variables commonly used to explain …

probabilities between private and public employment, unemployment and inactivity. We examine the stocks and flows by gender, age and … unemployment rate. Public-sector employment contributes 20 percent to fluctuations in the unemployment rate in the UK, 15 percent …

reciprocal relationship. The variable considered are: unemployment, inflation, consumptions, investments and current accounts. We … between investment and unemployment, c) we show the revival of the Phillips curve, especially in Germany, d) we test for the … relationship between unemployment and the Government deficit, e) we show the existence of a relationship between unemployment and …