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A 'lost generation' of young Indian workers urgently needs job opportunities Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli
July 2021
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Tags: covid-19; covid-19; labour markets; job guarantees; india; unemployment

CEP Covid-19 analysis
City of dreams no more, a year on: worklessness and active labour market policies in urban India Swati Dhingra and Fjolla Kondirolli July 2021
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-022:
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Tags: covid-19; urban india; unemployment

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Ethnic minorities and the UK labour market Alan Manning and Rebecca Rose
June 2021
Paper No' CEPCP603:
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CentrePiece 26 (2) Summer 2021

Tags: employment; social mobility; equality; wages; labour; labor; pay; unemployment

The original version of this article was published on the Economics Observatory in April 2021.

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What happened when parents lost their jobs during lockdown? Claudia Hupkau, Ingo Isphording, Stephen Machin and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela December 2020
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Tags: covid-19; education; skills; employment; unemployment; labour markets; wellbeing

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Long-Term Unemployment and the Covid Downturn Jonathan Wadsworth
November 2020
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Tags: covid-19; unemployment; labour; labor; larbour markets; labor markets

CEP Covid-19 analysis
Covid-19 and social mobility Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin
May 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-004:
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Tags: covid-19; social mobility; unemployment; tutoring; schools

CEP Covid-19 analysis
Self-employment in the Covid-19 crisis Jack Blundell and Stephen Machin
May 2020
Paper No' CEPCOVID-19-003:
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Tags: covid-19; self-employed workers; unemployment; seiss; cjrs

CEP election analysis
The labour market Rui Costa and Stephen Machin
November 2019
Paper No' CEPEA046:
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Tags: employment; jobs; labour; productivity; unemployment; wages; 2019 general election

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Residential mobility in the UK: how distance and local economic conditions drive residential choices Monica Langella and Alan Manning August 2019
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Tags: british and irish politics and policy; cep; featured; lse comment; economic conditions; economy; employment; immigration; migration; moblity; moving; opportunity; regional; regions; residential mobility; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Residential mobility and unemployment in the UK Monica Langella and Alan Manning
July 2019
Paper No' CEPDP1639:
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JEL Classification: Z1; J01; R10; J21

Tags: residential mobility; regional inequality; unemployment

Journal article
Off EU Go? Brexit, the UK Labour Market and Immigration Jonathan Wadsworth
December 2018
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JEL Classification: J6

Tags: immigration; unemployment; wages; brexit

Journal article
The persistence of local joblessness Michael Amior and Alan Manning
July 2018
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JEL Classification: J21;J61;J64;R23

Tags: labor force; employment; geographic labor mobility; immigrant workers; unemployment; job search; regional migration; regional labor markets; population; neighborhood characteristics

CEP discussion paper
The economic impacts of constraining home investments Christian A. L. Hilber and Olivier Schöni
July 2018
Paper No' CEPDP1556:
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JEL Classification: D63; G12; R11; R21; R31; R52

Tags: second homes; wealth inequality; land use regulation; housing policy; house prices; unemployment

Journal article
A Macroeconomic Approach to Optimal Unemployment Insurance: Applications Camille Landais, Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez
May 2018
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Tags: unemployment insurance

Journal article
Ownership and hospital behaviour: Employment and local unemployment Andrew E. Clark and Carine Milcent
April 2018
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Tags: competition; france; hospitals; management; public employment; unemployment;

Journal article
How Local Are Labor Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo
October 2017
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JEL Classification: J61;J64;R23;R58

Tags: geographic labor mobility; immigrant workers; unemployment; models; duration; incidence; job search; regional migration; regional labor markets; population; neighborhood characteristics

CEP discussion paper
Risk-based selection in unemployment insurance: evidence and implications Camille Landais, Arash Nekoei, Peter Nilsson, David Seim and Johannes Spinnewijn October 2017
Paper No' CEPDP1503:
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JEL Classification: H40; J65

Tags: adverse selection; unemployment insurance; mandate; subsidy

Journal article
Is modern technology responsible for jobless recoveries? Georg Graetz and Guy Michaels
May 2017
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JEL Classification: E23;E24;E32;J24;J64

Tags: production; employment; unemployment; wages; intergenerational income distribution; aggregate human capital; aggregate labor productivity; business fluctuations; cycles; human capital; skills; occupational choice; labor productivity; models; duration; incidence; and job search

CEP discussion paper
Aggregate recruiting intensity Alessandro Gavazza, Simon Mongey and Giovanni L. Violante
October 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1449:
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Tags: aggregate matching efficiency; firm dynamics; macroeconomic shocks; recruiting intensity; unemployment; vacancies

CentrePiece article
China shock: the impact on trade and incomes Joao Paulo Pessoa
June 2016
Paper No' CEPCP474:
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CentrePiece 21 (1) Summer 2016

Tags: china; trade; donald trump; unemployment; wages

This article summarises ‘International Competition and Labor Market Adjustment’ by João Paulo Pessoa, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1411, March 2016.

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Location, Search Costs and Youth Unemployment: Experimental Evidence from Transport Subsidies in Addis Ababa Simon Franklin May 2016
Paper No' SERCDP0199:
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JEL Classification: J64; C93; J61; O18

Tags: job search; spatial mismatch; unemployment; cash constraints; urban; transpor

CEP discussion paper
International competition and labor market adjustment Joao Paulo Pessoa
March 2016
Paper No' CEPDP1411:
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JEL Classification: F16; J62; J64

Tags: trade; unemployment; earnings; china

CentrePiece article
Misery and mental health Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard
February 2016
Paper No' CEPCP466:
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CentrePiece 20 (3) Winter 2015/2016

JEL Classification: I1; I3; I31; I32

Tags: mental health; life-satisfaction; wellbeing; poverty; unemployment; community wellbeing

This article summarises ‘Do More of Those in Misery Suffer from Poverty, Unemployment or Mental Illness?’ by Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard, CEP Discussion Paper No.1356,June 2015.

CEP real wages update
Slowing UK Wage Growth David Blanchflower and Stephen Machin
February 2016
Paper No' CEPRWU004:
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Tags: uk wage growth; labour market; government policy; average weekly earnings (awe); inflation; unemployment

SERC/Urban and Spatial Programme Discussion Paper
Trade and Frictional Unemployment in the Global Economy Céline Carrère, Anja Grujovic and Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
December 2015
Paper No' SERCDP0189:
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JEL Classification: F15; F16; F17; J64

Tags: labor market frictions; unemployment; trade

CEP discussion paper
Short and long-term effects of unemployment on fertility Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt
November 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1387:
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JEL Classification: J6; J11; J12; J13

Tags: fertility; unemployment

CentrePiece article
Crime scars: can recessions produce career criminals? Brian Bell and colleagues reveal that recessions have a disturbing and substantial impact in launching criminal careers Brian Bell, Anna Bindler and Stephen Machin
July 2015
Paper No' CEPCP451:
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CentrePiece 20 (1) Summer 2015

JEL Classification: J64; K42

Tags: crime; recessions; unemployment

This article summarises ‘Crime Scars: Recessions and the Making of Career Criminals’ by Brian Bell, Anna Bindler and Stephen Machin, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1284.

CEP discussion paper
The optimal timing of UI benefits: theory and evidence from Sweden Jonas Kolsrud, Camille Landais, Peter Nilsson and Johannes Spinnewijn July 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1361:
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JEL Classification: H20; J64

Tags: unemployment; dynamic policy; sufficient statistics; consumption smoothing

'The optimal timing of unemployment benefits: theory and evidence from Sweden', Jonas Kolsrud, Camille Landais, Peter Nilsson and Johannes Spinnewijn, American Economic Review, Volume 108, Issue 4-5, April 2018.

CEP discussion paper
The persistence of local joblessness Michael Amior and Alan Manning
June 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1357:
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JEL Classification: J61; J64; R23

Tags: local labor markets; unemployment; inactivity; internal migration; commuting

'The Persistence of Local Joblessness', Michael Amior and Alan Manning, American Economic Review, 108(7), July 2018

CEP discussion paper
Do more of those in misery suffer from poverty, unemployment or mental illness? Sarah Flèche and Richard Layard
June 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1356:
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JEL Classification: I1; I3; I31; I32

Tags: mental health; life-satisfaction; wellbeing; poverty; unemployment

CEP election analysis
#ElectionEconomics: The Research Evidence on Key Issues for Voters in the 2015 UK General Election Ghazala Azmat, Brian Bell, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Swati Dhingra, Christian A. L. Hilber, Stephen Machin, Alan Manning, Ralf Martin, Alistair McGuire, Sandra McNally, Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Henry G. Overman, Isabelle Roland, Thomas Sampson, Anna Valero, John Van Reenen, Jonathan Wadsworth, Gill Wyness and Gabriel Zucman April 2015
Paper No' CEPEA034:
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Tags: 2015 uk general election; government policy; austerity; productivity; health; nhs; education; higher education; immigration; brexit; eu; inequality; real wages; unemployment; gender; management; productivity; uk housing; environment; climate change; uk cities; infrastructure; taxation

CEP discussion paper
Can helping the sick hurt the able? Incentives, information and disruption in a welfare reform Nitika Bagaria, Felix Koenig, Barbara Petrongolo and John Van Reenen April 2015
Paper No' CEPDP1347:
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JEL Classification: H51; I13; J18

Tags: incentives; public sector; unemployment benefits; performance standards

CEP election analysis
Real Wages and Living Standards Stephen Machin
March 2015
Paper No' CEPEA024:
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Tags: wage inequality; real wage growth; unemployment; usa; uk; great recession; #electioneconomics; living standards; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Crime Scars: Recessions and the Making of Career Criminals Brian Bell, Anna Bindler and Stephen Machin
July 2014
Paper No' CEPDP1284:
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JEL Classification: J64; K42

Tags: crime; recessions; unemployment

'Crime Scars: Recessions and the Making of Career Criminals', Brian Bell, Anna Bindler and Stephen Machin, Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 100, issue 3, July 2018

CentrePiece article
Falling real wages David Blanchflower and Stephen Machin
May 2014
Paper No' CEPCP422:
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CentrePiece 19 (1) Spring 2014

Tags: wage inequality; real wage growth; unemployment; usa; uk; great recession

CentrePiece article
Tackling long-term unemployment Barbara Petrongolo
February 2014
Paper No' CEPCP416:
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: J31; J64; J65

Tags: unemployment; job search; government policy

CentrePiece article
Unemployment and domestic violence Dan Anderberg, Helmut Rainer, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson
February 2014
Paper No' CEPCP411:
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CentrePiece 18 (3) Winter 2014

JEL Classification: J12; D19

Tags: domestic violence; unemployment

This article summarises ‘Unemployment and Domestic Violence: Theory and Evidence’ by Dan Anderberg, Helmut Rainer, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson, CEP Discussion Paper No. 1230, July 2013 .

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The state of the UK economy: Diagnosis, prognosis and recommended treatment John Van Reenen
January 2014
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Tags: john van reenen; lse comment; the euro; european economics; finance; business and regulation; economic growth; economics; infrastructure; uk; uk economy; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
The Objective Benefits of Subjective Well-Being Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Ed Diener, Louis Tay and Cody Xuereb
August 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1236:
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JEL Classification: E10;E30;E24;E21

Tags: unemployment; aggregate demand; matching frictions

CEP discussion paper
A Model of Aggregate Demand and Unemployment Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez
August 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1235:
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JEL Classification: E10; E30; E24; E21

Tags: unemployment; aggregate demand; matching frictions

Journal article
Unemployment in the Great Recession Christopher A. Pissarides
July 2013
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Tags: unemployment; germany; usa; uk; recession; the great recession 2008

CEP discussion paper
A General Method for Valuing Non-Market Goods Using Wellbeing Data: Three-Stage Wellbeing Valuation Daniel Fujiwara
July 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1233:
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JEL Classification: C39; D6; D61; I31; J68

Tags: subjective wellbeing; non-market valuation; cost-benefit analysis; unemployment; causal inference

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment and Domestic Violence: Theory and Evidence Dan Anderberg, Helmut Rainer, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson
July 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1230:
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JEL Classification: J12; D19

Tags: domestic violence; unemployment

'Unemployment and Domestic Violence: Theory and Evidence', Dan Anderberg, Helmut Rainer, Jonathan Wadsworth and Tanya Wilson, The Economic Journal, 126(597), November 2016

CentrePiece article
In brief: The long reach of childhood bullying Nattavudh Powdthavee
June 2013
Paper No' CEPCP393:
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CentrePiece 18 (1) Summer 2013

JEL Classification: D03; I19; J64

Tags: resilience; adaptation; happiness; unemployment; childhood; well-being

This article summarises 'Resilience to Economic Shocks and the Long Reach of Childhood Bullying' by Nattavudh Powdthavee, CEP Discussion Paper No.1173, October 2012

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment in the Great Recession Christopher A. Pissarides
May 2013
Paper No' CEPDP1210:
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JEL Classification: E24; J6

Tags: unemployment; great recession; vacancies; beveridge curve; construction sector; policies and institutions

CEP US election analysis
Inequality and opportunity: the return of a neglected debate Stephen Machin and John Van Reenen
October 2012
Paper No' CEPUSA004:
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Tags: inequality; social mobility; fiscal crisis; us election; usa; unemployment

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CEP discussion paper
Resilience to Economic Shocks and the Long Reach of Childhood Bullying Nattavudh Powdthavee
October 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1173:
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JEL Classification: D03; I19; J64

Tags: resilience; adaptation; happiness; unemployment; childhood; well-being

CEP US election analysis
Recession and Recovery: The US Policy Debate on Taxes, Spending and Public Debt Ethan Ilzetzki and Jonathan Pinder
October 2012
Paper No' CEPUSA001:
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Tags: recession; unemployment; public debt

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CEP discussion paper
The Transferable Scars: A Longitudinal Evidence of Psychological Impact of Past Parental Unemployment on Adolescents in the United Kingdom Nattavudh Powdthavee and James Vernoit September 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1165:
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JEL Classification: D1; I3; J6

Tags: unemployment; scarring; children; happiness; self-esteem; noncognitive skills

What childhood characteristics predict psychological resilience to economic shocks in adulthood?, Nattavudh Powdthavee, Journal of Economic Psychology, Volume 45, December 201

CEP report
Fiscal consolidation during a depression Nitika Bagaria, Dawn Holland and John Van Reenen
August 2012
Paper No' CEPSP27:
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Tags: fiscal consolidation; economy; unemployment; financial crisis; growth

National Institute Economic Review No. 221 July 2012

CentrePiece article
Jobs in a recession Pascal Michaillat
May 2012
Paper No' CEPCP365:
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CentrePiece 17 (1) Spring 2012

JEL Classification: E24; E32; J64

Tags: unemployment; matching frictions; job rationing

CEP discussion paper
Preferential Trade Agreements and the Labor Market Emanuel Ornelas
January 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1117:
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JEL Classification: F16; F15; F13

Tags: trade liberalization; unemployment; trade diversion; labor frictions

CEP discussion paper
Fiscal Multipliers over the Business Cycle Pascal Michaillat
January 2012
Paper No' CEPDP1115:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; E62; J64

Tags: fiscal multiplier; unemployment; business cycle; job rationing; matching frictions

CEP policy analysis
Apprenticeship Policy in England: Increasing Skills versus Boosting Young People's Job Prospects Hilary Steedman
December 2011
Paper No' CEPPA013:
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Tags: apprenticeship; government policy; youth unemployment; skills

CentrePiece article
Young People Without Qualifications: How 'Headline Numbers' Shape Policy and Aspiration Hilary Steedman
October 2011
Paper No' CEPCP349:
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CentrePiece 16 (2) Autumn 2011

Tags: apprenticeships; education; policy making; youth unemployment

The article is based on Les élèves sans qualification: La France et les pays de l’OCDE by Ekaterina Melnik, Martine Möbus, Noémie Olympio. Hilary Steedman, Rémi Tréhin-Lalanne and Eric Verdier, a study commissioned by the HCE and coordinated by Eric Verdier and Hilary Steedman.

CEP discussion paper
Optimal Unemployment Insurance Over the Business Cycle Camille Landais, Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez
September 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1078:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; H21; H23

Tags: unemployment insurance; business cycle; job rationing; matching frictions

'A Macroeconomic Approach to Optimal Unemployment Insurance: Applications', Camille Landais, Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Vol.10, Issue 2, May 2018
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'A Macroeconomic Approach to Optimal Unemployment Insurance: Theory', Camille Landais, Pascal Michaillat and Emmanuel Saez, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy Vol.10, Issue 2, May 2018

CEP discussion paper
The Role of Worker Flows in the Dynamics and Distribution of UK Unemployment Michael W. L. Elsby, Jennifer C. Smith and Jonathan Wadsworth July 2011
Paper No' CEPDP1058:
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JEL Classification: E24; J6

Tags: labour market; unemployment; worker flows

CentrePiece article
Youth unemployment Barbara Petrongolo and John Van Reenen
June 2011
Paper No' CEPCP338:
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CentrePiece 16 (1) Summer 2011

JEL Classification: J31; J64; J65

Tags: unemployment compensation; job search; youth; recession

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Combatting Unemployment Richard Layard and Stephen Nickell
May 2011
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Tags: employment; unemployment; labour markets

CEP discussion paper
Trade and Labor Market Outcomes Elhanan Helpman, Oleg Itskhoki and Stephen J. Redding
December 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1028:
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JEL Classification: F12; F16; J64

Tags: inequality; unemployment; trade; labour market policy

CEP discussion paper
Do Matching Frictions Explain Unemployment? Not in Bad Times Pascal Michaillat
November 2010
Paper No' CEPDP1024:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; J64

Tags: unemployment; matching frictions; job rationing

CentrePiece article
Jobs in the recession Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth
July 2010
Paper No' CEPCP317:
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CentrePiece 15 (1) Summer 2010

JEL Classification: J0; J2; J3; J6

Tags: labour market; recession; unemployment; wages

CEP occasional paper
The UK Labour Market and the 2008 - 2009 Recession Paul Gregg and Jonathan Wadsworth
June 2010
Paper No' CEPOP25:
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JEL Classification: J0;J2;J3;J6

Tags: labour market; recession; unemployment; wages

CEP election analysis
CEP Election Analysis 2010 - The complete Series, discussing research on some of the key policy battlegrounds of the 2010 General Election April 2010
Paper No' CEPEA017:
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Tags: immigration; crime; education; health; banks; finance; jobs; unemployment; macroeconomics; public finances; urban renewal; housing; inequality; climate change

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CEP election analysis
Jobs and Youth Unemployment: It's bad, but not as bad as you might think Barbara Petrongolo and John Van Reenen
April 2010
Paper No' CEPEA012:
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Tags: jobs; unemployment; youth

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Journal article
The long-term effects of job search requirements: Evidence from the UK JSA reform Barbara Petrongolo
December 2009
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JEL Classification: J31;J64;J65

Tags: unemployment compensation; job search; post-unemployment earnings

CEP discussion paper
Inequality and Unemployment in a Global Economy Elhanan Helpman, Oleg Itskhoki and Stephen J. Redding
July 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0940:
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JEL Classification: F12; F16; E24

Tags: wage inequality; international trade; risk; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment Insurance and Cultural Transmission: Theory and Application to European Unemployment Jean-Baptiste Michau
June 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0936:
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JEL Classification: E24; H31; J65; Z10

Tags: cultural transmission; european unemployment; unemployment insurance; work ethic

CEP discussion paper
The Macroeconomic Role of Unemployment Compensation Tomer Blumkin, Yossi Hadar and Eran Yashiv
February 2009
Paper No' CEPDP0909:
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JEL Classification: E24; E61

Tags: productivity; heterogeneity; unemployment compensation policy; technological change; assortative matching

CEP discussion paper
Resurrecting the Participation Margin Monique Ebell
June 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0873:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; J21; J64

Tags: unemployment; business cycles; labor force participation

CEP discussion paper
The Ins and Outs of European Unemployment Barbara Petrongolo and Christopher A. Pissarides
February 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0853:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; J6

Tags: unemployment dynamics; job finding rates; job separation rates

CEP discussion paper
On the Extent of Re-Entitlement Effects in Unemployment Compensation Javier Ortega and Laurence Rioux
January 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0846:
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JEL Classification: J41; J65

Tags: re-entitlement effects; unemployment compensation; matching

CEP discussion paper
Labor Market Institutions Around the World Richard B. Freeman
January 2008
Paper No' CEPDP0844:
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JEL Classification: J01

Tags: labour market; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
What Are the Long-Term Effects of UI? Evidence from the UK JSA Reform Barbara Petrongolo
December 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0841:
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JEL Classification: J31; J64; J65

Tags: unemployment compensation; job search; post-unemployment earnings

CEP discussion paper
The Unemployment Volatility Puzzle: Is Wage Stickiness the Answer? Christopher A. Pissarides
November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0839:
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JEL Classification: J63; J64; E3

Tags: wages; unemployment; wage stickiness; job creation

CEP discussion paper
Creative Destruction with On-the-Job Search Jean-Baptiste Michau
November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0835:
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JEL Classification: E24; J41; J63; J64; O39

Tags: commitment device; creative destruction; job flows; obsolescence; on-the-job search; search equilibrium; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Incentives in Competitive Search Equilibrium Espen R. Moen and A Rosen
November 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0832:
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JEL Classification: E30; J30; J60

Tags: private information; incentives; search; unemployment; wage rigidity

CEP discussion paper
The Shimer Puzzle and the Correct Identification of Productivity Shocks Régis Barnichon
August 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0823:
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JEL Classification: E32; E37; J63; J64

Tags: unemployment fluctuations; labor productivity; search and matching model; new-keynesian model

CEP discussion paper
Productivity, Aggregate Demand and Unemployment Fluctuations Régis Barnichon
August 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0819:
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JEL Classification: J64; E32; E37; E52

Tags: unemployment fluctuations; labor productivity; search and matching model; new-keynesian model

CEP discussion paper
The Beveridge Curve Eran Yashiv
June 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0807:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; J63; J64

Tags: business cycle; job search; matching function; phillips curve; unemployment; vacancies; wage inflation

L. Blume and S. N. Durlauf (eds). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, 2008, in press.

CEP discussion paper
Job Destruction, Job Creation and Unemployment in Transition Countries: What Can We Learn? Giulia Faggio
May 2007
Paper No' CEPDP0798:
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JEL Classification: J63; J64; P20

Tags: job reallocation; unemployment; transitional economies

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment and Hours of Work: The North Atlantic Divide Revisited Christopher A. Pissarides
October 2006
Paper No' CEPDP0757:
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JEL Classification: E24; J21; J22; J64; O14

Tags: unemployment; hours of work; service employment; structural change; labor productivity taxation

Book
Unemployment: Macroeconomic Performance and the Labour Market Richard Layard, Stephen Nickell and Richard Jackman
August 2005
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Tags: high unemployment; unemployment policy; unemployment problem; labour market; oecd unemployment; inflation; wage bargaining; unemployment insurance

CEP discussion paper
You Can't Always Get What You Want: the Impact of the Jobseeker's Allowance Alan Manning
July 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0697:
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JEL Classification: J64

Tags: unemployment insurance; job search; labour supply

CEP discussion paper
Capital Mobility and Unemployment Dynamics: Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries Giovanna Vallanti
April 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0684:
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JEL Classification: E24; E32; F15; F21

Tags: unemployment persistence; unemployment volatility; international capital flows; oecd countries

CEP discussion paper
Job Security and Job Protection Andrew E. Clark and Fabien Postel-Vinay
February 2005
Paper No' CEPDP0678:
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JEL Classification: J28; J65; I31

Tags: perceived job security; employment protection legislation; unemployment insurance benefits

CEP discussion paper
Productivity Growth and Employment: Theory and Panel Estimates Christopher A. Pissarides and Giovanna Vallanti
December 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0663:
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JEL Classification: E24; J64; O51; O52

Tags: tfp growth; employment; creative destruction; capitalization effect; unemployment dynamics; embodied technology

CEP discussion paper
Short Job Tenures and Firing Taxes in the Search Theory of Unemployment Vasileios Gkionakis
April 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0628:
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JEL Classification: J64;J63;E24

Tags: labor market policies; firing taxes; probation period; temporary contracts; unemployment

CEP discussion paper
Public Enterprises and Labor Market Performance Johannes Hörner, L. Rachel Ngai and Claudia Olivetti
January 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0610:
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JEL Classification: E240; J450; J640

Tags: european unemployment; public sector employment

CEP discussion paper
Gender Gaps in Unemployment Rates in OECD Countries Ghazala Azmat, Maia Güell and Alan Manning
January 2004
Paper No' CEPDP0607:
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JEL Classification: J16; J64

Tags: gender gap; unemployment rates

CEP discussion paper
Unemployment in Britain: A European Success Story Christopher A. Pissarides
December 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0600:
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JEL Classification: E5; J5; J64

Tags: unemployment in uk; monetary policy; beveridge curve; phillips curve

CEP discussion paper
A Picture of European Unemployment: Success and Failure. Stephen Nickell
July 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0577:
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JEL Classification: J64

Tags: unemployment; institutions

CEP discussion paper
Scale Effects in Markets with Search Barbara Petrongolo and Christopher A. Pissarides
June 2003
Paper No' CEPDP0571:
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JEL Classification: J31;J64;D83

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