Divergence and long-run equilibria in Italian regional unemployment
The Italian labour market is characterized by large and persistent regional unemployment differentials. This study uses recent panel unit root and cointegration tests to derive the long-run properties of the Italian regional unemployment disparities. The empirical evidence suggests that the stochastic convergence hypothesis can be rejected. However, the existence of a long-run equilibrium relationship among regional unemployment rates cannot be excluded. Some possible implications of this finding are sketched.
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Volume (Year): 13 (2006)
Issue (Month): 14 ()
Pages: 899-904
| Handle: | RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:13:y:2006:i:14:p:899-904 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13504850500425758 |
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