ARE SPELLS OF UNEMPLOYMENT LONGER IN NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS? NONPARAMETRIC AND SEMIPARAMETRIC EVIDENCE

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I use nonparametric and semiparametric proportional hazard models to examine whether individuals resident in nonmetropolitan areas experience lower per period rates of exit from unemployment following job loss than metropolitan area residents. Results show that between 1989 and 1993 per period cumulative rates of exit from unemployment were slightly higher in nonmetropolitan areas, mainly due to nonmetropolitan-metropolitan differences in individual characteristics and local economic conditions. Employment density is found to have a positive association with rates of exit of unemployment in metropolitan areas but not in nonmetropolitan areas.

United States

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Development policies, urban unemployment and deforestation: the role of infrastructure and tax policy in a two-sector model

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The effects of urban and rural policies and market developments on frontier deforestation was examined based on a economic model where the urban sector engages in manufacturing an exportable good while the rural sector produces an agricultural nontradable good. Results reveal that urban policies and events help lower unemployment in the urban sector but can either reduce or aggravate deforestation. Rural policies and events, such as transportation improvements, benefits urban employment but increases deforestation.

All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, Miscellaneous Manufactures, Manufacturing Misc, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Tax administration and procedure, Tax administration, Environmental aspects, Employment, Deforestation, Rural development, Community development

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Wage effects of unemployment duration and frequency

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The wage impact of unemployment duration and frequency for various regional labor market situations in the Netherlands was examined using a simultaneous equations approach. Results showed that unemployment duration has a significant negative effect and the frequency of unemployment as significant positive effect on wages in regions with low unemployment rates. No significant effects of unemployment duration and frequency were found in areas with high unemployment rates.

Wages, Unemployment, Netherlands, Labor market, Wages and salaries

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