New Evidenceon Cyclical and Structural Sources of Unemployment /

We provide cross-country evidence on the relative importance of cyclical and structural factors in explaining unemployment, including the sharp rise in U.S. long-term unemployment during the Great Recession of 2007-09. About 75% of the forecast error variance of unemployment is accounted for by cycl...

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Hoofdauteur: Chen, Jinzhu
Andere auteurs: Kannan, Prakash, Loungani, Prakash, Trehan, Bharat
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/106
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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