Purpose – This paper aims to provide an account of the unemployment performance of two Nordic countries during their recent labour market booms and slumps. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the empirical models of Karanassou et al. , we conduct dynamic simulation exercises and explore...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence on labor market careers of dropouts with various levels of education. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares the labor market careers of dropouts and non-dropouts between ages 15 and 50 by using longitudinal data. The paper...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an account of the unemployment performance of two Nordic countries during their recent labour market booms and slumps. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the empirical models of Karanassou et al., we conduct dynamic simulation exercises and explore...