Unemployment

Analysis of 109 countries from 1990 to 2014 shows IMF labour market reforms reduce female labour force participation primarily by lowering wages, contradicting the Fund's claims.

Analysis of Danish shipyard closure shows plant closures reduce incumbent support through unemployment and blame attribution, but targeted compensation policies can neutralize electoral effects.

Study analyzes digitalization's impact on youth unemployment in Kazakhstan using ARDL analysis, finding 1% Internet increase reduces youth unemployment by 0.27% in the short run.

Integrated energy and economic modeling shows Netherlands can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 with long-term GDP growth, but faces transition costs including unemployment and welfare losses.

Study reveals how employment gaps affect hiring decisions. Training breaks boost prospects, while discouragement stigma severely harms candidacy. Employer perceptions vary by gap reason.

Study examines how first-generation non-European immigrants sustain employment in Sweden, revealing cycles of instability and the critical role of workplace support networks and belonging.

Meta-analysis of unemployment insurance effects on joblessness duration, correcting publication bias to estimate optimal replacement rates at 28% in the United States.

Analysis decomposing labor market mismatch into unemployment, vacancy, and matching efficiency components, finding unemployment drives cyclical variation while vacancy effects are countercyclical.

Analysis of EU public employment programmes during the Great Recession, comparing activation-based labour market policy with Minsky's Job Guarantee framework and recent EU Member State experiments.