Bericht

How strong is the correlation between unemployment and growth really? The persistence of Okun's Law and how to weaken it

We examine Okun's Law on the basis of new growth perspectives and in the context of the WWWForEurope project. By comparing Okun's work from 1962 with the latest IMF and OECD surveys, a connection is set up and Okun's theoretical framework is updated and its persistence is examined. In addition, the implicit logic of Okun's Law is expressed and stressed, and literature is reviewed from this point of view as well. Furthermore, the main implicit component of Okun's Law - productivity - is taken into account when discussing its breakdown in the WWWForEurope context. After applying the "Difference method", we derive the conclusion that the Okun coefficients and intercepts vary substantially between countries.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WWWforEurope Policy Paper ; No. 23

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
JO3
JP28
JB2
JB4
JH2
Okun's law
heterogeneity
technological progress
labour market interventions

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Marth, Stefan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
WWWforEurope
(wo)
Vienna
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Bericht

Beteiligte

  • Marth, Stefan
  • WWWforEurope

Entstanden

  • 2015

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