2024
DOI: 10.1108/ijm-10-2022-0474
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Is labour force participation independent of unemployment? A panel analysis for high-income countries

Walter Paternesi Meloni

Abstract: PurposeWe test the pertinence of the unemployment invariance hypothesis (UIH) for a set of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.Design/methodology/approachWe empirically investigate the nexus between unemployment and labour force participation employing structural vector autoregressive methods for panel data.FindingsWe find that shocks in unemployment produce long-lasting, negative effects on participation, testifying to a discouraged worker effect.Originality/valueOur results do no… Show more

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