This paper analyses the link between educational attainment and unemployment risk in a French-German comparison, based … on a discrete time competing risks hazard rate model applied to comparable microdata sets. The unemployment risk is … broken down into the risk of entering unemployment and the risk, once unemployed, of not getting reemployed. The paper …

On the basis of a theoretical model, we argue that higher aggregate unemployment affects individual returns to … education. We therefore include aggregate unemployment and an interaction term between unemployment and the individual education … level in a standard Mincer equation. Our results show that an increase in regional unemployment by 1% decreases the returns …

This paper investigates the consequences of pension reform for life-cycle unemployment and retirement. We find that (i …) improving actuarial fairness in pension assessment not only boosts old age participation but also reduces unemployment among … and welfare; (iii) excluding unemployment benefits from the pension assessment base reduces unemployment, encourages later …

Labor and product market regulations affect the unemployment rate of a country without doubt. Econometricians, however … indicators are identified as significant determinants of unemployment. Endogeneity due to reverse causality is also considered by …

This paper explores how extended unemployment insurance (UI) benefits targeted to older workers affect early retirement …

This study analyzes the effects of inflation on the long-run nexus between unemployment and economic growth. We …-market tightness and increases unemployment. In summary, the model predicts a positive relationship between inflation and unemployment … variable that affects the economy, unemployment and economic growth exhibit a negative relationship. …

We ask whether sectoral shocks and the subsequent labor reallocation are responsible for unemployment within selected … is linked to unemployment in country specific dynamic models. For Spain, the ADL-model estimation reveals a significant … impact of sectoral reallocation on unemployment that goes beyond usual business cycle patterns. In Italy, there is weaker yet …

combat immigrant unemployment: training, job search assistance, and subsidised public and private sector employment. We find …