scholarly journals Okun’s law under the demographic dynamics of the Turkish labor market

Author(s):  
Evren Erdoğan Coşar ◽  
Ayşe Arzu Yavuz
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guay C. Lim ◽  
Robert John Dixon ◽  
Jan C. van Ours

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 1195-1216
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Liu ◽  
Raphael Lam ◽  
Alfred Schipke ◽  
Guangjun Shen
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2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Christl ◽  
Monika Köppl-Turyna ◽  
Dénes Kucsera

AbstractWe estimate the classic and the dynamic variant of Okun’s law for the Austrian labor market. We find that, for recent periods, the growth rate necessary to stabilize the unemployment rate equals 2.8 percent. Moreover, we find that the rate has been growing in recent quarters due to the increasing labor force size and the effects of the crisis. The latest prediction of the employment threshold lies above 3 percent, much above forecasted GDP growth up to 2017.


2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Economou ◽  
Iacovos N. Psarianos

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine Okun’s Law in European countries by distinguishing between the transitory and the permanent effects of output changes upon unemployment and by examining the effect of labor market protection policies upon Okun’s coefficients. Design/methodology/approach – Quarterly data for 13 European Union countries, from the second quarter of 1993 until the first quarter of 2014, are used. Panel data techniques and Mundlak decomposition models are estimated. Findings – Okun’s Law is robust to alternative specifications. The effect of output changes to unemployment rates is weaker for countries with increased labor market protection expenditures and it is more persistent for countries with low labor market protection. Originality/value – The paper provides evidence that the permanent effect of output changes upon unemployment rates is quantitatively larger than the transitory impact. In addition, it provides evidence that increased labor market protection mitigates the adverse effects of a decrease in output growth rate upon unemployment.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guay C. Lim ◽  
Robert John Dixon ◽  
Jan van Ours

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