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causes of the unemployment upturn in 1973-1983 and the subsequent decline in 1993-2006. Our results show that (i) the main … determinants of the unemployment rise in the 1970s and early 1980s were wage-push factors, the two oil price shocks and the … increase in interest rates, and (ii) the acceleration in capital accumulation was the crucial driving force of unemployment in …
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causes of the unemployment upturn in 1973-1983 and the subsequent decline in 1993-2006. Our results show that (i) the main … determinants of the unemployment rise in the 1970s and early 1980s were wage-push factors, the two oil price shocks and the … increase in interest rates, and (ii) the acceleration in capital accumulation was the crucial driving force of unemployment in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765309
Surveys of Youth, we find that negative labor market outcomes during high unemployment periods are mitigated by exposure to a … negative impact of high unemployment periods on labor market outcomes of disadvantaged groups, making extension of high …
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Surveys of Youth, we find that negative labor market outcomes during high unemployment periods are mitigated by exposure to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924924
The paper uses a large survey (GSOEP) to analyze the labor market performance of immigrants in Germany. It finds that new immigrant workers earn on average 20 percent less than native workers with otherwise identical characteristics. The gap is smaller for immigrants from advanced countries,...
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We investigate the labor market effects of the reestablishment of private-sector workers' right to reinstatement for unfair dismissals, which occurred in 2002 in Peru. Using data from Peruvian Household Surveys from 2004 to 2015, and the Specialized Employment Survey 1998-2001, we estimate a...
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using macroeconomic data on employment, unemployment, participation, and (for Canada) migration and real wages. We find that …
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This paper examines the determinants of Italian unemployment by estimating and utilizing a structural vector … autoregressive (VAR) model. Both long-run and short-run macroeconomic determinants of unemployment are examined; the latter are … forecasts of unemployment are produced. A number of scenarios are also constructed to highlight the effect of alternative labor …
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picking up. Unemployment remained high and employment rates were low, especially among women, the young and older workers. The …
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We develop a possibility to work index (PWI) taking the ability to work from home and workplace closures into account. By using the data from the HLFS in Turkey, we examine the individual level determinants of PWI. Our findings reveal that PWI and ability to work from home are significantly...
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