Swedish unemployment was very low up to the early 1990s when it rose rapidly. Theoretically, decentralisation of wage …

employment status affects both the level and the persistence of unemployment and numerically that these effects are substantial … exp lain the high and persistent European unemployment. …

both sectors, and (iii) reduces the unemployment rate. The effect of a higher audit rate is less clear. We find that a … ambiguous impact on unemployment and real wages. …

and "services" are produced both in the market and within the households. We use the model to examine how unemployment and …

This paper studies whether the unemployment dynamics of immigrants differ from those of natives, paying special … that immigrant males have a higher probability of leaving unemployment than natives and that the negative effect of … unemployment benefits for immigrants lasts longer than for natives. Nonetheless, the estimates which do control for unobserved …

This paper explores the links between unemployment, retirement and their associated public insurance programs. It is a … has gained importance as the pension crisis looms. It also contributes to the literature of optimal unemployment insurance … by exploring the interaction of unemployment benefits and retirement pensions. The analysis combines the development of a …

This paper provides an analysis of labour force participation, full and part-time work and unemployment, over the 1986 …

known institutional characteristics. In general, subjective employment insecurity tracks the unemployment rate. …

This paper provides some of the first empirical evidence on the psychological impact of past unemployment. Using eleven … lower the greater has been the past experience of unemployment. In this sense, unemployment scars. However, an interaction … term between current and past unemployment attracts a positive coefficient. This suggests a habituation effect whereby the …