This paper sets out to comparatively analyze various programs developed by the governments of Nigeria and Ghana towards … alleviating unemployment. The inadequacies which have bedeviled these government assisted programs and their consequent failures … collection. Findings revealed a plethora of evidential facts with respect to perception of entrepreneurship in these countries …

groups. If the rate of job destruction is sufficiently low, the unemployment rates can get close to steady-state values … during the transition. Within the realm of feasible scenarios unemployment differentials are basically determined by the … unemployment benefits and provision of direct support to the employers of low-productivity workers. …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more … implement broad-based reform strategies. Our analysis suggests that major unemployment policies are characterised by economic …

unemployment. Four main results are derived: (i) the optimal size of the welfare state depends on the degree of risk-aversion and … the unemployment rate as a measure of labor income risk. The unemployment rate partly reflects the country's exposure to … globalization; (ii) corporate taxation and social insurance have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an …

the capital intensive export sectors. The overreactions cause unemployment, sluggish growth, a current account surplus and …

All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

This paper shows that unemployment and (some) personality traits are related. Individuals with low scores in the Big … Five dimensions conscientiousness and agreeableness have a higher probability of being unemployed, longer unemployment … durations, and experience more status changes between employment and unemployment. Results suggests that personality is an …

In comparing the impact of corporate taxation and social insurance on foreign direct investment (FDI) and unemployment … unemployment rate and the excess burden of labor taxes. Unemployment partly reflects the country's exposure to globalization; (ii …) corporate taxation and social insurance can have equivalent effects on unemployment and outbound FDI; (iii) while an increase in …

All developed economies have unemployment benefit programs to protect workers against major income losses during spells … of unemployment. By enabling unemployed workers to meet basic consumption needs, the programs protect workers from having … recessions. If benefits are too generous, however, the programs can lengthen unemployment and raise the unemployment rate. The …

force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are …