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The ins and outs of unemployment in the long run: a new estimate for the natural rate? [PDF]

In this paper, we present a simple, reduced form model of comovements in real activity and unemployment flows and use it to uncover the trend changes in these flows, which determine the trend in the unemployment rate.
Murat Tasci
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Revisiting the Nexus Between Trade Liberalisation and Income Inequality: The Case of Sub‐Saharan African Countries

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha, Le Roi Nso Fils, Ulrich Kevin Kamwa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What labor market theory tells us about the "New Economy" [PDF]

An investigation of whether economic theory supports the claim that a technology shock can change the "natural rate of unemployment."Unemployment ; Inflation (Finance)
Paul Gomme
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Household Consumption Intentions by Income Group During Monetary Policy Easing and Tightening

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate how the monetary policy interest rate affects Brazilian households' consumption intentions under two distinct regimes: monetary easing and tightening cycles. Using data from low‐ and high‐income households, we assess both the magnitude and the dynamics of this relationship.
Helder Ferreira de Mendonça, Daniel Pereira dos Anjos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balanced Unemployment in Polish Economy

Contemporary Economics, 2009
The article deals with the problem of balanced unemployment in relation to the Polish economy. This issue with its variety considerations and economic, social and political implications is today one of the most important matter.
Kamila Szymańska
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From Reactive to Proactive Volatility Modeling With Hemisphere Neural Networks

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We revisit maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) for macroeconomic density forecasting through a novel neural network architecture with dedicated mean and variance hemispheres. Our architecture features several key ingredients making MLE work in this context.
Philippe Goulet Coulombe, Mikael Frenette, Karin Klieber   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Vision Problems on Households' Incomes: Evidence From the 2019 and 2022 Rounds of the Turkey Health Survey

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vision problems reduce individuals' quality of life, and they also reduce their productivity as workers and consequently decrease their incomes. Most vision problems can be corrected with properly fitted eyeglasses, but many people with vision problems do not have such eyeglasses.
Paul Glewwe, Hasan Gul, Aysit Tansel, Suzanne Wisniewski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minding the gap : central bank estimates of the unemployment natural rate [PDF]

A time-varying parameter framework is suggested for use with real-time multiperiod forecast data to estimate implied forecast equations. The framework is applied to historical briefing forecasts prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee to estimate ...
Peter Tinsley, Sharon Kozicki
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Political Signaling via Equity Ownership: Impacts on Supplier Financial Performance

Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study offers a new application of signaling theory to better understand the role of equity linkages and political influence on buyer–supplier relationships (BSRs). We examine the signaling effects of a politician's personal equity investment in a buyer firm on the financial performance of the supplier firms located in the politician's ...
Wenming Wang, In‐Mu Haw, Morgan Swink, Jun Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source