Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test … the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates … related to unemployment for South African adults as to be expected in richer countries. Reported well-being levels are shown …

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of … unemployment. It will be concluded that Japan is hardly an outlier when using a simple model of the relationship between … unemployment and the rate of business ownership. The model is calibrated using recent data of 23 OECD countries. It shows a minor …

unemployment in Japan. The question is to what extent business ownership, i.e., entrepreneurship, can reduce the level of … unemployment. It will be concluded that Japan is hardly an outlier when using a simple model of the relationship between … unemployment and the rate of business ownership. The model is calibrated using recent data of 23 OECD countries. It shows a minor …

This paper tests whether a wage curve—a negative relationship between unemployment and pay—existed in Santiago, Chile … reforms, women’s pay falls three times more than men’s when unemployment doubles. Also, non-university educated and public … sector workers have suffered greater pay decreases from unemployment. Workers in the informal sector do not experience a drop …

unemployment are discussed, the impact of the increasing unemployment and growing inequality in wage distribution on income …-up process of the Argentine economy nor could it be expected to be a big loser. So, the huge amount of unemployment experienced … wage inequality widened relatively more between unskilled and skilled workers. The reasons for the persistence of …

long run but, it increases unemployment in short run. Moreover, urbanization is increasing unemployment.This study opens up … unemployment in Pakistan for the period of 1973-2010. The Johansen cointegration approach is applied for long run relationship …. Empirical findings reveal that financial development does reduce unemployment. Foreign direct investment reduces unemployment in …

, in many African countries, unemployment rates are low and growth is seldom jobless. Regrettably, most of the poor work … long hours and cannot make ends meet while the violation of basic human rights is not uncommon. Again, youth unemployment …

The paper analyzes the problems of low growth, unemployment, especially youth unemployment, and high public debt …