Pissarides, Christopher 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0695-058X
(2007)
Unemployment and hours of work: the North Atlantic divide revisited.
International Economic Review, 48 (1).
pp. 1-36.
ISSN 0020-6598
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Abstract
I examine the dynamic evolutions of unemployment, hours of work, and the service share since the war in the United States and Europe. The theoretical model brings together all three and emphasizes technological growth. Computations show that the very low unemployment in Europe in the 1960s was due to the high productivity growth associated with technological catch-up. Productivity also played a role in the dynamics of hours, but a full explanation for the fast rise of service employment and the big fall in aggregate hours needs further research. Taxation has played a role but results are mixed.
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http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/ier/ |
| Additional Information: |
© 2007 Blackwell Publishing |
| Divisions: |
Centre for Economic Performance |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| JEL classification: |
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J64 - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment > E24 - Macroeconomics: Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution (includes wage indexation)
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure |
| Date Deposited: |
29 Feb 2008 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Jan 2024 21:15 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3630 |
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