individuals and the prevailing unemployment rate in the country impact perceptions of the effectiveness of democracy. We find that … system of governance are also shaped by the unemployment rate in countries with low levels of democracy. The results suggest … that periods of high unemployment and joblessness could hinder the development of democracy or threaten its existence …

The Great Recession did not only affect European countries to a varying extent, its impact on national labour markets … protection, unemployment insurance benefits and minimum income support, working time flexibility and wage setting played a … crucial role in determining to what extent the economic crisis led to higher unemployment, wage cuts or income losses and …

achievement of plausible target unemployment rates, disaggregated by age and gender. Second, we analyze the job creation needs … coming decades. Overall, shifting demographics, changing labor force participation rates, reductions in unemployment to the …

With the emergence of the Great Recession unemployment insurance (UI) is once again at the heart of the policy debate … identify potential areas of future research. -- unemployment insurance ; unemployment dynamics ; job search ; labor market …

Before the Great Recession, rising income inequality within the European Union member states has been considered to be …