scholarly journals Labor Market Indicator for Colombia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-32
Author(s):  
Deicy J. Cristiano-Botia ◽  
Manuel Dario Hernandez-Bejarano ◽  
Mario A. Ramos-Veloza
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Growth Cycle ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Market Indicator

Although the unemployment rate is traditionally used to diagnose the current state of the labor market, this indicator does not reflect the existence of asymmetries, mobility costs, and rigidities which impede labor to freely flow over the business cycle. Thus, to get a better portrait of the momentum, we construct the Labor Market Indicator (LMI) focusing on the cyclical similarities of eighteen time series from the Colombian household, industrial, and opinion surveys between 2001 and 2019. Our indicator summarizes the growth cycle of the labor market and its evolution is closely related to the output and unemployment GAP. This indicator is useful for policy analysis as it is useful to forecast headline inflation, it also complements the diagnosis of the current momentum of the labor market, the general economic activity, and the characterization of economic phases and turning points.

scholarly journals Labor Market Indicator for Colombia (LMI)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deicy J. Cristiano-Botia ◽  
Manuel Dario Hernandez-Bejarano ◽  
Mario A. Ramos-Veloza
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Turning Points ◽  
Growth Cycle ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Market Indicator

We construct the Labor Market Indicator (LMI) focusing on the cyclical similarities of eighteen time series from household, industrial, and opinion surveys between 2001 and 2019. The LMI summarizes the growth cycle of the labor market as defined by \cite{mintz} and is connected to the evolution of the traditional business cycle indicators as well as to that of the GDP and the Unemployment rate GAP. The evolution of the indicator provide useful information to policy makers, as it complements the characterization of expansions and turning points. Thus, improving the analysis of the current momentum of the labor market.

scholarly journals Measuring the Business Cycle Chronology with a Novel Business Cycle Indicator for Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Gehringer ◽  
Thomas Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Economic Time Series ◽  
Economic Time ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Cycle Indicator

AbstractThis paper introduces a Business Cycle Indicator to compile a transparent and reliable chronology of past business cycle turning points for Germany. The Indicator is derived applying the statistical method of Principal Component Analysis, based on information from 20 economic time series. In this way, the Business Cycle Indicator grasps the development of the broader economic activity and has several advantages over a business cycle assessment based on quarterly series of Gross Domestic Product.

scholarly journals Real Wages and the Business Cycle: Accounting for Worker, Firm, and Job Title Heterogeneity

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabela Carneiro ◽  
Paulo Guimarães ◽  
Pedro Portugal
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Real Wages ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Business Cycle Accounting ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
Job Title ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Newly Hired

Using a longitudinal matched employer-employee dataset for Portugal over the 1986–2007 period, this study analyzes the wage responses to aggregate labor market conditions for newly hired workers and existing workers within the same firm. Accounting for worker, firm, and job title heterogeneity, the data support the hypothesis that entry wages are more procyclical than wages of stayers. A one point increase in the unemployment rate decreases wages of newly hired workers within a given firm-job title by around 2.7 percent and by 2.2 percent for stayers within the same firm-job title. Finally, the results reveal a one-for-one wage response to changes in labor productivity. (JEL: E24, E32, J64)

scholarly journals Labor Market Conditions and Partisan Voting: How Unemployment Hurts the Left

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton Brännlund
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Social Spending ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
The Business Cycle

Abstract Fluctuations in the labor market are a natural part of the business cycle, and they have attracted attention from political scientists for decades. Some scholars argue that left-wing parties benefit from rising rates of unemployment while others claim that voters rally behind conservative parties when the labor market weakens. I argue that the heterogeneous response of voters to a rise in the unemployment rate is due to differences in asset wealth. Put simply, the well-off have less need for social insurance, so they vote for conservative parties in order to put a cap on social spending when the unemployment rate rises; by contrast, asset-less voter opt for the left, with an eye to preserving their entitlements. I show with panel data from Swedish electoral districts that left-wing parties gain an electoral advantage when the local unemployment rate rises in less well-off areas, but they lose support when unemployment rises in wealthier districts.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Main Trends in Social Protection of the Unemployed in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
E. Bolotina ◽  
◽  
A. Martinenko ◽  
V. Chalenko ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Labor Relations ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
State Employment ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
The Unemployed

The article analyzes the social protection of the unemployed in the context of the State Employment Service of Ukraine. An analysis of the dynamics of the unemployment rate. Based on the analysis of unemployment in Ukraine and possible scenarios for the development of this phenomenon, proposals were made to overcome the crisis in the field of employment and improve the situation on the labor market. The current state and the main problems that shape the unemployment rate in Ukraine are identified. Measures to reduce unemployment and optimize the employment structure are proposed. The main factors that shape such a macroeconomic problem as unemployment are identified. The main tendencies in the development of social and labor relations of Ukraine and the influence of globalization processes on the development of the labor market are established. In recent years, there has been a decrease in the level of economic activity and employment, the unemployment rate has risen. Prospects for further research in this area are to determine the dependence of the labor market on modern globalization and analysis of the characteristics of the influence of various factors on its formation and functioning.

Reforming the Labour Market in Good and Bad Times

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britta Gehrke ◽  
Enzo Weber
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Markov Switching ◽  
Matching Theory ◽  
Market Reforms ◽  
Structural Reforms ◽  
Labour Market Reforms ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Business Cycle

This chapter discusses how the effects of structural labour market reforms depend on whether the economy is in expansion or recession. Based on an empirical time series model with Markov switching that draws on search and matching theory, we propose a novel identification of reform outcomes and distinguish the effects of structural reforms that increase the flexibility of the labour market in distinct phases of the business cycle. We find in applications to Germany and Spain that reforms which are implemented in recessions have weaker expansionary effects in the short run. For policymakers, these results emphasize the costs of introducing labour market reforms in recessions.

scholarly journals Autonomes Fahren statt Stop and Go: Vorschläge zur effektiven Gestaltung der deutschen Kurzarbeit

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-260
Author(s):  
Almut Balleer ◽  
Britta Gehrke ◽  
Brigitte Hochmuth ◽  
Christian Merkl
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Rule Based ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Stop And Go ◽  
Time Work ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Short Time

Abstract This article argues that short-time work stabilized employment in Germany substantially during the Great Recession in 2008/09. The labor market instrument acted in timely manner, as it was used in a rule-based fashion. In addition, discretionary extensions were effective due to their interaction with the business cycle. To ensure that short-time work will be effective in the future, this article proposes an automatic facilitation of the access to short-time work in severe recessions. This reduces the likelihood of a too extensive use at the wrong point in time as well as structural instead of cyclical interventions.

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