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Investigating the impact of integration agreements on labor market outcomes for welfare recipients : a randomized controlled trial

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Bernhard, Sarah; Stephan, Gesine; … - 2026

Integration agreements (IA) outline the efforts the jobseeker should undertake to find employment and specify the services that the caseworker would provide to assist them in their job search. The agreements include a declaration of legal consequences, and punitive benefit sanctions could be...

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Investigating the impact of integration agreements on labor market outcomes for welfare recipients : a randomized controlled trial

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Bernhard, Sarah; Stephan, Gesine; … - 2024

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Investigating the impact of integration agreements on labor market outcomes for welfare recipients : a randomized controlled trial

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Bernhard, Sarah; Stephan, Gesine; … - 2024

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Comparative analysis of labor markets in Bulgaria, Italy, and the UK : wage dynamics, labor costs, and digital development

Zherlitsyn, Dmytro; Rekova, Nataliia - 2026

This article examines labor market dynamics in Bulgaria, Italy, and the United Kingdom by integrating demographic pressures, wage and labor cost adjustment, redistribution mechanisms, inequality outcomes, and digital readiness into a single comparative framework. This study first applies...

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The effects of labour laws on productivity, employment, unemployment and the labour share of national income : analysis of new evidence from the Cambridge Leximetric Database, with a UK-China comparison

Deakin, Simon F.; Pourkermani, Kamelia - 2026

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Oil prices, labour market institutions, and unemployment : evidence from African oil-exporting economies

Musikavanhu, Lucky; Gamariel, Gladys; Choga, Ireen - 2026

The volatility of oil prices has a considerable impact on the economies of oil-exporting countries, making it critical to understand how price variations affect labour markets and unemployment. This study investigates the distinct role of labour market institutions in moderating the effects of...

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Macroeconomic and distributional effects of fiscal consolidation measures in EU countries

Heimberger, Philipp; Matzner, Anna - 2026

We provide new evidence on the effects of fiscal consolidation measures on output, unemployment, income inequality and consumer price inflation. To identify causal impacts, we use a narrative-based instrumental variable strategy drawing on historical records of exogenous fiscal changes motivated...

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Multilevel Okun's Law : heterogeneity, stability and asymmetry in Ecuador

González-Reyes, Rocío; Maridueña-Larrea, Ángel; … - 2026

Okun's Law has been predominantly estimated at the aggregate level and for advanced economies, leaving its heterogeneity insufficiently explored in developing countries. This paper examines such heterogeneity for Ecuador, articulating for the first time in a developing and dollarised economy the...

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The evolution of labor supply in Jordan through 2025

Krafft, Caroline; Asʿad, Rāǧī; Abushehab, Nouf - 2026

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Cyclical asymmetries and spatial dependence in Okun's Law : global evidence from 163 countries

Maridueña-Larrea, Ángel; Martín-Román, Ángel - 2026

This study assesses the empirical validity, heterogeneity, and spatial dependence of Okun's Law in a global setting. Using annual data for 163 countries over the period 1992-2023, we estimate country-specific unemployment-output elasticities under two standard specifications (output gap and...

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The relationship between firm formation and unemployment : evidence from Türkiye

Moiz, Muhammad; Ileri, Serife Genc - 2025

This paper aims to explore the relationship between firm formation and unemployment using regional and city-level Turkish data. We focus on the post-2008 financial crisis period and analyze the effects of unemployment and other control variables on firm formation at NUTS-II and NUTS-III regions...

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Mitigating mobility frictions : the effect of cash-on-hand on labor mobility

Bekhtiar, Karim; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2026 - This version: March 2026

Providing recently laid offworkers with cash benefits may help them overcome mobility costs and thereby stimulate labor mobility. On the other hand, cash benefits may dampen the employment shock and reduce the incentive to move. In this paper, we test these two competing mechanisms against each...

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Mitigating mobility frictions : the effect of cash-on-hand on labor mobility

Bekhtiar, Karim; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2026

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Mitigating mobility frictions : the effect of cash-on-hand on labor mobility

Bekhtiar, Karim; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2026

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Mitigating mobility frictions : the effect of cash-on-hand on labor mobility

Bekhtiar, Karim; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2026

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Interaction effect of economic globalization and income per capita on unemployment

Jayadevan, C. M.; Hoang, Nam; Yarram, Subba Reddy - 2025

A Kuznets-like curve for unemployment suggests that unemployment initially rises with early economic development due to sectoral shifts but decreases as economies mature, diversify, and adapt. This explains how gross national income (GNI) per capita influences or mediates the effect of...

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Short-time work and unemployment : long-term effects on workers' labor-market outcomes, time use and life satisfaction

Schäper, Clara; Wrohlich, Katharina; Zinn, Sabine - 2026

Many countries use job-retention schemes, such as short-time work (STW), to stabilize the labor market during economic downturns. While these schemes might prevent unemployment (UE) and its adverse effects on workers, STW could also deter workers from moving to more productive firms, thereby...

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Mismatch in the Egyptian labor market

Krafft, Caroline; Armas Montalvo, Carmen - 2026

High rates of unemployment and non-participation in the labor market are often attributed to labor market mismatch. This paper examines the mismatch between job seekers' expectations and Egypt's labor market realities. For the non-employed, analyses examine reservation wages and what occupations...

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How does a poor labour market affect inequalities in access to postsecondary education? : empirical evidence from 31 affluent countries

Lindemann, Kristina; Gangl, Markus - 2025

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Does technological progress, capital, labour, and categorical economic policy uncertainty influence unemployment? : evidence from the USA

Moutinho, Victor Ferreira; Silva, André - 2025

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Do AI expectations reduce unemployment in the United States? : evidence from an AI attention index

Akyildirim, Erdinc; Bekci, Suzan; Gozgor, Giray - 2026 - This version: May 2, 2026

This paper constructs an AI Attention Index from LexisNexis news coverage and embeds it within an augmented Phillips curve framework. It then examines the relationship between AI attention and unemployment in the United States using monthly data from January 2000 to December 2025. We find that...

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The Chicago Fed Labor Market Indicators : bridging the gap with alternative labor data

Brave, Scott A.; Henken, Benjamin; Karger, Ezra; Safi, Aryan - 2026

We present the Chicago Fed Labor Market Indicators (LMI): a twice-monthly release that includes the job-finding r ate, the j ob-separation r ate, and a f orecast f or the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment rate. To overcome limitations in data availability, the LMI uses partial...

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Labour market mismatches in G7 countries : a fractional integration approach

A. Gil-Alana, Luis Alberiko; González-Blanch, María Jesús - 2025

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Is any job better than no job? : utilising Jahoda's latent deprivation theory to reconceptualise underemployment

Beck, Vanessa; Warren, Tracey; Lyonette, Clare - 2025

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Labor market disparities by sexual orientation and gender identity in Mexico

Muñoz S., Ercio; Saavedra, Melanie; Sansone, Dario - 2026

This paper studies socioeconomic disparities in Mexico based on sexual orientation and gender identity using data from a nationally representative survey collected between 2021 and 2022 (N=44,189). It finds pronounced levels of self-reported discrimination and rejection among LGBTQ+ individuals...

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Drivers of migration flows in the European Union : earnings or unemployment?

Afonso, António; Alves, José; Beck, Krzysztof - 2025

In this article, we analyse the drivers of international migration in the European Union (EU) using data from 23 EU countries in Bayesian model averaging and quantile regression. Our findings reveal that the association between differences in earnings and migration is twice as strong as that of...

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The employment concentration channel of monetary policy

Ascari, Guido; Colciago, Andrea; Membretti, Marco - 2026

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The employment concentration channel of monetary policy

Ascari, Guido; Colciago, Andrea; Membretti, Marco - 2026

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School closures and parental labour market responses during COVID-19 : evidence from South Africa

Eyal, Katherine; Daniels, Reza Che; Mlatsheni, Cecil; … - 2026

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"You'd die if you didn't have fun" : interpreting the experiences of long-term unemployed men as Bakhtinian death-rebirth

Tracey, Helen - 2025

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Job loss and mental health : the role of anticipation and re-employment in recovery patterns

Bargain, Olivier; Hérault, Nicolas; Nettle, Daniel - 2026

Job loss is known to adversely affect mental health, but the time course of recovery and the role of anticipation remain unclear. Using 22 annual waves (2001-2022) of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, we estimate fixed-effects models to examine the...

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Economocracy : global economic governance

Challoumis, Constantinos - 2025

Economic systems face critical challenges, including widening income inequality, unemployment driven by automation, mounting public debt, and environmental degradation. This study introduces Economocracy as a transformative framework aimed at addressing these systemic issues by integrating...

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Economocracy: Global economic governance

Challoumis, Constantinos - 2025

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Effects of trade liberalization with heterogeneous firms under stagnation

Hashimoto, Ken'ichi - 2026

We investigate the effect of trade liberalization in a stagnant economy characterized by firm-level productivity heterogeneity. By incorporating Melitz's (2003) framework into a model of economic stagnation driven by insufficient aggregate demand, we examine how trade opening affects employment...

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The impact of European integration on the labour market in Albania : challenges, opportunities and perspectives

Spahija, Suela; Xhaferri, Shqipe - 2025

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Social enterprises as a tool for supporting housing supply in compliance with the Agenda 2030

Sika, Peter; Vidová, Jarmila; Kordoš, Marcel - 2025

There is a space at the interface between the public and state sectors and the private profitable, market sector for the operation of the social economy. The social economy is a socially beneficial area in solving social problems in many countries of the European Union and is still consolidating...

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The economic effects of rearmament : evidence from Nazi Germany

Chambon, Lionel - 2026

Using novel archival data on the German Luftwaffe, I estimate the causal effect of military spending on unemployment in Nazi Germany between 1932 and 1936. Exploiting cross-district variation of supplier locations, I estimate the impact of military procurement on local labor market outcomes. I...

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The economic effects of rearmament: Evidence from Nazi Germany

Chambon, Lionel - 2026

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Stagnant living standards in the City of Toronto

Eisen, Ben; Li, Nathaniel - 2026

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The labour market in Kazakhstan under conditions of active transformation of their economy

Beisembina, Ansagan; Abuselidze, George; … - 2025

Continuous transformations, which have been observed more and more in recent years, require an increase in the effectiveness of measures in the state regulation of the labour market, which is possible only with a clear understanding and realistic assessment of its condition and existing trends...

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Hysteresis effects on unemployment rates : a comparative study of the Baltic states before and after EU accession

Köse, Tuna - 2025

This study examines the hysteresis effects on unemployment rates in the Baltic countries using the RALS-LM unit root test method, based on monthly data from February 2000 to August 2024. It assesses the persistence of unemployment by gender, focusing on both female and male unem-ployment rates....

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Closing the mismatch : encouraging jobseekers to reskill for shortage occupations

Leduc, Elisabeth; Tojerow, Ilan - 2025

We partner with a Public Employment Service to examine whether jobseekers can be encouraged to reskill for shortage occupations. In a large-scale field experiment involving 100,000 recently unemployed individuals, we provide information on shortage occupations and related training opportunities....

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Closing the mismatch : encouraging jobseekers to reskill for shortage occupations

Leduc, Elisabeth; Tojerow, Ilan - 2025

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Economic uncertainty and men's fertility : analysing the 2010s fertility decline in Finland by field of education and employment characteristics

Hellstrand, Julia; Nisén, Jessica; Myrskylä, Mikko - 2025

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Longer vs. shorter denominations of unemployment and inflation rates : an experimental survey

Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel; Weber, Christoph S. - 2025

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Mismatch, long-term unemployment and post-COVID labour market programmes in the Nordic countries

Forslund, Anders - 2025

This paper explores post-pandemic developments and analyses post-COVID matching dynamics in the Nordic labour markets. It also discusses the role of institutions and the policies implemented to address labour market mismatch in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a recession, with a...

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Mismatch, long-term unemployment and post-COVID labour market programmes in the Nordic countries

Forslund, Anders - 2025

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Economic clues to crime : insights from Mongolia

Ganbold, Dagvasuren; Jamsranjav, Enkhbayar; Kim, Young-Rae - 2025

This paper examines the dynamic relationship between economic indicators, law enforcement mechanisms, and property-related crimes in Mongolia using a time-series econometric approach. Relying on the theoretical frameworks of Becker’s economic model of crime and Cantor and Land’s...

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The role of globalization in entrepreneurial development and unemployment : a comparative study of South Africa and the United Kingdom

Amoa-Gyarteng, Karikari; Dhliwayo, Shepherd - 2025

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Persistent economic weakness weighs on the labour market

Bock-Schappelwein, Julia; Eppel, Rainer - 2025

In 2024, Austria's economic output shrank for the second year in a row (–1.2 percent). Companies suffered from weak demand at home and abroad, high energy prices and comparatively high unit labour costs. Private consumption declined despite rising real incomes. Manufacturing remained in...

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Socio-economic evolution and tobacco products sales in Spain : a long-term analysis of the Tobacco Kuznets Curve

Del Arco Osuna, Miguel Angel; Almeida, Alejandro; … - 2025

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Reframing active labor market policy : a field experiment on barriers to program participation

Lehner, Lukas; Schwarz, Anna - 2025

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How does asset market liquidity affect the real economy? : a quantitative assessment of the transmission channels

Gabrovski, Miroslav; Geromichalos, Athanasios; … - 2025

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Is a Greek economic miracle in the making in the 21st century?

Papanikos, Grēgorēs Th. - 2025

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Too far to go to work? : examining the effect of changes in commute time on regional unemployment

Franc, Aleš; Kukučková, Soňa; Litzman, Marek - 2025

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Tracing the COVID-19 footprint : a sectoral interrupted time series analysis of real estate price dynamics in Saudi Arabia

Sharaf, Mesbah Fathy; Shahen, Abdelhalem Mahmoud; … - 2025

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Unemployment level and the non-linear effects of monetary policy in Poland

Kopiec, Paweł; Walerych, Małgorzata - 2025

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Trade unions and labour market inactivity : a continuing sense of solidarity and belonging

Griffin, Paul; Holgate, Jane - 2025

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Inflation, unemployment, and institutional trust : the global evidence

Popova, Olga; Nikolova, Milena; See, Sarah Grace; … - 2025

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Exploring the impact of automation on employment during expansions and contractions : an examination of Okun's Law

Brzozowski, Michał; Siwińska, Joanna - 2025

This article examines the impact of robotization on the short-term correlation between employment and output. We estimate the Okun's Law relationship utilizing panel data from 35 OECD countries for the period from 1996 to 2020. Our empirical evidence, backed up by a battery of robustness tests,...

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