An introduction to the european unemployment problem: Past trajectory, present dilemmas and future policies


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2025-02

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Since 1980, the unemployment rate in Europe has consistently exceeded that in the United States. A large body of economic literature has attempted to explain the causes of this phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to provide an introductory overview of the subject, including a review of existing explanations, the establishment of a set of stylised facts and the introduction of a selection of recent contributions to the ongoing deb

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(172)

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Elsevier

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Unemployment; Labour market institutions; Shocks; Worker heterogeneity; Gender; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

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03716 - Sturm, Jan-Egbert / Sturm, Jan-Egbert check_circle
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute check_circle

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