Unemployment durations of job losers in a labour market in transition

Slovakia is one of the Central European countries in transformation from a centralized command system to a decentralized market economy. This paper studies the labour market position of Slovak job losers. Using data from labour force surveys we analyse exit rates out of unemployment. We find that ma...

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Published in:The economics of transition 1999-01, Vol.7 (3), p.665-686
Main Authors: Lubyova, Martina, Van Ours, Jan C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
job losers
transition economy
unemployment durations
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Summary:Slovakia is one of the Central European countries in transformation from a centralized command system to a decentralized market economy. This paper studies the labour market position of Slovak job losers. Using data from labour force surveys we analyse exit rates out of unemployment. We find that male, young, higher educated job losers in districts with low unemployment rates have substantially shorter unemployment durations than their counterparts. There is evidence that for some job losers it is very hard to find a new job.
ISSN:0967-0750
1468-0351
DOI:10.1111/1468-0351.00030