Structural unemployment and the output gap in Germany : evidence from an SVAR analysis within a hysteresis framework
The German unemployment rate shows strong signs if non-stationarity over the course of the previous decades. This is in line with an insider-outsider model under full hysteresis. We applied a "theory-guided view" to the data using the structural VAR model as developed by Balmaseda, Dolado and López-Salido (2000) allowing for full hysteresis on the labour market. Our identification of the model implies long-lasting output gaps for Germany – especially for the disinflation period of the 1980s.
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2002
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Authors: | Fritsche, Ulrich ; Logeay, Camille |
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Berlin : Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW) |
Subject: | Strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit | Konjunktur | Kapazitätsauslastung | Arbeitsmarkt | Insider-Outsider-Modell | VAR-Modell | Schätzung | Deutschland | Structural unemployment | output gap | structural VAR | insider-outsider model |
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Series: | DIW Discussion Papers ; 312 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 849530318 [GVK] hdl:10419/18047 [Handle] RePEc:diw:diwwpp:dp312 [RePEc] |
Classification: | C32 - Time-Series Models ; J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; E32 - Business Fluctuations; Cycles ; E12 - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian |
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