employment status affects both the level and the persistence of unemployment and numerically that these effects are substantial … exp lain the high and persistent European unemployment. …

This paper studies effects of unemployment and labour market programmes on real wages in the Czech and Slovak Republics … using district paneldata for the period 1992-1998. Clear wage exists in both countries. The estimated unemployment …

This paper is concerned with the labor market experience of Swedish youths during the 1980s and the 1990s. The first … of labor market programs on youth employment. We find that the slump in the 1990s has been associated with dramatic … increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labour market programs. …

Hoe does central bank conservatism affect labor market reform? In this paper we examine the economic forces at work. An … hence the benefits of a reform. It also increases unemployment variability, which increases the precautionary benefits of a … reform. In combination, the two effects produce a u-shaped relation between conservatism and labor market reform. An …

The common view that far-reaching labour market deregulation is the only remedy for high European unemployment is too …

Czech unemployment rate has been one of the lowest in Europe. IN this paper, we provide a microperspective on the Czech … investigate the determinants of transitions between employment, unemployment, and non-participation. …

individuals, and their household members, which is representative for the population during the period 1960 to 1998. As future …. This sample has the same design and covers the same time period as the population sample. We provide a description of the …