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Unemployment hysteresis by sex and education attainment in the EU

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  • Juan Carlos Cuestas

    (IEI and Department of Economics, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain)

  • Luis A. Gil-Alana

    (Department of Economics, University of Navarra, Spain)

Abstract

In this paper we analyse the degree of persistence of shocks in unemployment for a group of 22 European countries, disaggregating the data by sex and education attainment. By means of fractional integration techniques, we find that women and those with higher education are the ones which shocks tend to have less lasting effects. Policy implications are derived from our analysis.

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  • Juan Carlos Cuestas & Luis A. Gil-Alana, 2022. "Unemployment hysteresis by sex and education attainment in the EU," Working Papers 2022/06, Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain).
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    Keywords

    Unemployment; male and female; education attainment; fractional integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration

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