Das Österreichische Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO) führte in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2000 im Auftrag der Bundesgeschäftsstelle des AMS Österreich eine Prognose der österreichischen Berufs- und Qualifikationslandschaft bis 2005 durch. Hierbei wird das Erwerbsgeschehen - d.h....

This paper deals with trends and cycles of unemployment and labour-force participation. Empirical evidence on both trends and cyclical movements in unemployment and participation is presented. Some of the mechanisms behind the observed developments are also analysed, examining how well they fit...

In this paper we challenge the traditional labour market view, which argues that unemployment is determined in the long-term by its equilibrium rate, which in turn is affected by permanent shocks of some exogenous variables. In our empirical approach we decompose the dynamics of employment and...