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Unemployment Persistence And The Nairu: A Bayesian Approach

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  • Tino Berger
  • Gerdie Everaert

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This paper estimates the United States and euro area NAIRU in a Bayesian framework. We set out a simple structural model explaining unemployment by demand and supply factors, which are treated as unobserved variables that have observable effects on measured unemployment, output and inflation. The model allows for unemployment persistence and a time‐varying core inflation rate. The results show that although cyclical shocks are very persistent, most of the increase in European unemployment is driven by structural factors. The degree of persistence is lower in the United States but demand shocks seem to be more important in explaining variation in unemployment.

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  • Tino Berger & Gerdie Everaert, 2008. "Unemployment Persistence And The Nairu: A Bayesian Approach," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 55(3), pages 281-299, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:55:y:2008:i:3:p:281-299
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2008.00454.x
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