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Youth unemployment in Greece: Measuring the challenge

Bell, David N. F.; Blanchflower, David G. - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 1, pp. 1-25

A historically high level of youth unemployment presents Greece with a huge social and economic challenge. This paper …

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Spain: From massive immigration to vast emigration?

Izquierdo, Mario; Jimeno, Juan F.; Lacuesta, Aitor - In: IZA Journal of Migration 5 (2016) 10, pp. 1-20

total population. The rapid increase in unemployment associated with the Great Recession and the subsequent European debt … outflows. In this paper, we take on three tasks. First, we show that sensitivity of migration flows to unemployment is similar … emigration rates growing, thus counterbalancing the effects of outflows due to the recent fall in the unemployment rate. …

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Unemployment dynamics and the Beveridge curve in Greece

Tagkalakis, Athanasios O. - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 13, pp. 1-34

In this paper, we investigate the unemployment dynamics and the determinants of the Beveridge curve in Greece. The … economic recession alongside labor market reforms raised the inflow rate to and decreased the outflow rate from unemployment in … inverse relationship between unemployment and vacancies in Greece, which is driven by the post-crisis developments. …

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Revisiting German labour market reform effects: A panel data analysis for occupational labour markets

Stops, Michael - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 5 (2016) 14, pp. 1-43

The role of the 2000's German labour market reforms in boosting the German economy has been widely discussed. Considering that one of the main objectives of these reforms was to improve the matching process on the labour market, I use high-frequency administrative data to present new details...

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Employment and wages before and after incarceration: Evidence from Hungary

Czafit, Bence; Köllő, János - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 4 (2015) 21, pp. 1-21

We study the entry into legitimate employment and earnings of a large sample of convicts released from Hungarian prisons in 2002-08. The employment rate of the prisoners falls short of 20% one year before incarceration, and they earn 25% below the national average. We identify the effect of...

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The German labor market after the Great Recession: Successful reforms and future challenges

Caliendo, Marco; Hogenacker, Jens - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 1 (2012), pp. 1-24

The reaction of the German labor market to the Great Recession 2008/09 was relatively mild - especially compared to other countries. The reason lies not only in the specific type of the recession - which was favorable for the German economy structure - but also in a series of labor market...

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Testing the tunnel effect: Comparison, age and happiness in UK and German panels

FitzRoy, Felix R.; Nolan, Michael A.; Steinhardt, Max F.; … - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 24, pp. 1-30

In contrast to previous results combining all ages, we find positive effects of comparison income on happiness for the under 45s and negative effects for those over 45. In the UK, these coefficients are several times the magnitude of own income effects. In West Germany, they cancel out to give...

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Employment, late-life work, retirement, and well-being in Europe and the United States

Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 5, pp. 1-30

Flexible work arrangements and retirement options provide one solution for the challenges of unemployment and …

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The effects of international migration on the well-being of native populations in Europe

Betz, William; Simpson, Nicole B. - In: IZA Journal of Migration 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

Very little is understood about how immigrants affect the happiness, or subjective well-being of natives. We use the European Social Survey to analyze the effects of aggregate immigration flows on the subjective well-being of native-born populations in a panel of 26 countries between 2002 and...

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International migration desires related to subjective well-being

Cai, Ruohong; Esipova, Neli; Oppenheimer, Michael; … - In: IZA Journal of Migration 3 (2014), pp. 1-20

Previous research on the determinants of international migration has largely focused on objective factors, such as income. We instead use subjective well-being (SWB) to explain international migration desires, an expressed willingness to migrate. We find that individuals with higher SWB have...

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