productivity in Algeria is associated with higher unemployment than the sample average, though recent positive terms of trade … unemployment is higher in Algeria than in other countries. The results are robust to various panel econometric methods and …

affects private sector employment, the unemployment level, and the unemployment duration in the transition economies of … private sector and a high unemployment level of long duration. The paper also addresses the issue of the optimal (output …

This paper discusses the influence of economic growth on the equilibrium unemployment rate (NAIRU). It examines how …

This paper studies interactions between labor market institutions and unemployment dynamics in transition economies. It … presents a dynamic matching model in which state sector firms endogenously shed labor and private job creation takes time. Two … main conclusions arises. First, higher unemployment benefits increase steady-state unemployment, and, during the transition …

restrictions affects the outcome of the matching process and the natural rate of unemployment in Tunisia. The paper concludes that … the removal of firing restrictions is likely to produce a favorable but limited impact on unemployment in Tunisia …

This paper examines the link between capital stock and unemployment persistence. An overlapping-generations model with … endogenous labor supply and imperfect competition is presented. It is used to interpret the unusual persistence of unemployment …, unemployment continues to be very high. The paper argues that an important part of the explanation lies in the decline of capital …

about 1⁄2 percent over a 5–10 year time horizon. Hours worked fall by 0.5 percent and the unemployment rate rises by 0 …The paper investigates the relationship between labor taxation and unemployment in Sweden by estimating a labor market … model that includes a wage-setting locus and labor demand and supply relationships. The study simulates the effect of a 1 …