associated with a weaker persistence of unemployment over time, which implies a lower volatility of unemployment in the long run … unemployment to business cycles (such as with the easing of employment protection), the weaker persistence effect dominates the …In this paper we examine whether past labour market reforms aiming at reducing the rate of unemployment have raised its …

to facilitate hiring dynamics and to minimise long-term unemployment and scarring risks among vulnerable groups who have …

unemployment through hysteresis effects that occur through the rise in long-term unemployment. The estimated increase in structural …The global recession is likely to results in higher structural unemployment for some time in many OECD countries. This … paper assesses how the shock to aggregate unemployment as a result of the economic crisis may be transmitted to structural …

This paper uses an impulse-response function approach to assess the magnitude and persistence of the effects of …

model that features endogenous producer entry, equilibrium unemployment and costly job creation and destruction. Unlike in …, but some of them -- such as job protection reforms -- are found to increase unemployment temporarily. Implementing a broad …

. Moreover, many of the characteristics of social safety nets that reduce output and employment levels heighten the persistence …

. Moreover, many of the characteristics of social safety nets that reduce output and employment levels heighten the persistence …