This paper explores post-pandemic developments and analyses post-COVID matching dynamics in the Nordic labour markets. It also discusses the role of institutions and the policies implemented to address labour market mismatch in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a recession, with a...

There is still a lack of knowledge on how to effectively help the long-term unemployed into employment. We evaluate a wide range of active labour market policies for this target group, using a dynamic matching approach. Measures vary considerably in the extent to which they improve labour market...

We analysed a new counselling and support programme for people with low employment prospects in Austria. The Austrian Public Employment Service introduced regional pilots to investigate whether a new counselling strategy could improve labour market outcomes for this group. Eligible unemployed...

This paper studies the predictability of long-term unemployment (LTU) and analyzes its main determinants using rich administrative data in Sweden. Compared to using standard socio-demographic variables, the predictive power more than doubles when leveraging the rich data environment. The largest...

As we reach a post pandemic calming in the United States, and as we recall Covid-19’s immediate unemployment peak at record highs, it begs the question as to how our pandemic-driven recession compared to recession patterns witnessed during the 2008 economic crisis. By virtue of their wealth of...

Does unemployment duration matter for the measurement of economic slack and inflationary pressure? Using an empirical Phillips curve specification that is augmented to feature unemployment duration, we demonstrate that it is necessary to control for state-dependence in the Phillips curve in...

Purpose: Social spending is at the forefront of the tools used to repair the damage caused by the global epidemic. However, one of the most critical questions in recent days is as follows: what are the effects of social expenditures in eliminating unemployment? The primary purpose of this...