Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2009
between the three core labor force states, employment, unemployment, and inactivity. The dynamics of these transitions depend …, in turn, depend on observable and unobserved factors. Simultaneously, person-specific dynamics may be influenced by … swings of the business cycle. This paper analyzes these labor force status dynamics for the East and West German labor market …