Not only the level of aggregate unemployment but also the properties of its dynamics are an important topic in … asymmetric pattern in the evolution of unemployment, whereas linear models with Gaussian innovations preclude such dynamics. This … paper applies several tests for asymmetry to aggregate British, German and US unemployment data to assess the relevance of …

distinguishing job-to-job, job-to-unemployment, and other transitions. We find that job-to-job transitions are pro-cyclical, while … unemployment transitions are counter-cyclical. Individuals most affected by the economic crisis tend to be young males, living in … regions with high unemployment rates, with low qualifications and working in manual occupations (particularly construction …

This study investigates the causal effects of education on individuals' transitions between employment and unemployment … 16 years of schooling. Evidence on the impact of formal schooling on unemployment incidence is mixed …

market flows and reduce unemployment duration. Without attempting to evaluate the specific components of these Hartz reforms …

focus is to explore how the conditions in the pre-displacement firm affect the duration of unemployment. The empirical … spent in unemployment. The heterogeneity of the signalling effect across various employee subgroups in the economy is also …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate some of the main drivers of high unemployment rates in the European Union … and short-term impact of GDP growth on unemployment over recent years for different categories of labour market … (educational and occupational) and unemployment. One of the main conclusions is that unemployment rates of young and low educated …