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An econometric analysis of individual unemployment duration in West Germany

Title
An econometric analysis of individual unemployment duration in West Germany / Eckhard Wurzel.
Author
Wurzel, Eckhard.
Publication
Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag ; New York : Springer-Verlag Co., 1993.

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Description
243 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Series Statement
Studies in contemporary economics.
Uniform Title
Studies in contemporary economics
Subject
  • Unemployment > Germany (West) > Econometric models
  • Unemployment > Econometric models
  • Lohnhöhe
  • Arbeitslosenunterstützung
  • Ökonometrisches Modell
  • Arbeitslosigkeit
  • Dauer
  • Theorie
  • Werkloosheid
  • Econometrische modellen
  • Germany (West)
  • Deutschland
  • Deutschland Bundesrepublik
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-243).
Contents
I. Introduction -- II. Models of Individual Unemployment Duration -- II.1. Models of Labor-Leisure Choice -- II.2. Job Search Theory -- III. Hazard Rate Models -- III.1. Single Risk Models -- III.2. Competing Risks Models -- III.3. Parameterization of the Regression Model -- III.4. Unobserved Heterogeneity -- III.5. Survey of Empirical Findings from Hazard Rate Models -- IV. Alternative Approaches for the Analysis of Duration Data -- IV.1. Time-Series Regression Analysis with Aggregate Data -- IV.2. Structural Job Search Models -- IV.3. Calculation of Individual Reservation Wage Elasticities -- V. Sample Designs and Semi-Parametric Specification -- V.1. Sample Designs for Unemployment Duration -- V.2. Semi-Parametric Specification of Hazard Rate Models -- VI. The Variables -- VI.1. Unemployment Duration -- VI.2. Economic and Demographic Characteristics -- VI.3. Unemployment Benefits and Expected Earnings -- VI.3.1. The German Unemployment Benefits System -- VI.3.2. Conceptual Issues Regarding Benefits and Earnings -- VI.3.3. Sample Information on Unemployment Benefits -- VI.3.4. Estimation of Wage Offer Distributions -- VII. Results of the Hazard Rate Analysis -- VIII. Summary of Main Results and Outlook on Aggregate Unemployment -- Appendix: Sample Means and Standard Errors.
ISBN
  • 3790806811
  • 9783790806816
  • 0387914471
  • 9780387914473
  • 0387914463
  • 9780387914466
LCCN
94117340
OCLC
  • ocm28731351
  • 28731351
  • SCSB-2027095
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library