How do Institutions Affect Structural Unemployment in Times of Crises?:

This paper examines the effect of economic crises on structural unemployment using an Autoregressive Distributed Lags model and accounting for the role of institutional settings. Analysing an unbalanced panel of 30 OECD economies from 1970 to 2008, we found that downturns have, on average, a signifi...

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Main Author: Furceri, Davide (Author)
Other Authors: Mourougane, Annabelle (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2009
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This paper examines the effect of economic crises on structural unemployment using an Autoregressive Distributed Lags model and accounting for the role of institutional settings. Analysing an unbalanced panel of 30 OECD economies from 1970 to 2008, we found that downturns have, on average, a significant positive impact on the level of structural unemployment rate. The maximum impact varies with the severity of the downturn. Institutions (such as Employment Protection Legislation, average replacement ratio and product market regulation) influence both the extent of the initial shock and the adjustment pattern in the aftermath of a downturn
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (33 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/220734255421

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