Unemployment Dynamics and Age

نویسندگان

  • Gerard J. van den Berg
  • A. Gijsbert C. van Lomwel
چکیده

Youth unemployment is an issue of primary concern in Western European countries. In this paper we analyze dynamics in unemployment for youths, adults (prime-aged individuals), and elderly. We use quarterly French unemployment data, strati ed by gender, age group, and duration, over the period 1982{1994. We nd that the in ow rate of male youths is more sensitive to the business cycle than the in ow rate of adults, but that the out ow of adults is more sensitive than the out ow of youths. Seasonal effects a ect youth unemployment mainly by uctuations in the in ow. The results are used for a policy recommendation. Dept. of Economics, Free University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tinbergen Institute, and CEPR. Dept. of Economics, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, and CentER for Economic Research. Dept. of Economics, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands, CentER for Economic Research, and CEPR.

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تاریخ انتشار 1998