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Showing 1 to 20 of 165 for “"Unemployment rate"”.
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Modeling the United States Unemployment Rate with the Preisach Model of Hysteresis
… is one that exhibits path dependent but rate independent memory. Hysteresis can be observed physically through the magnetization of a ferromagnetic material. In order to mathematically describe systems with hysteresis, we use the Preisach model. A discussion of the Preisach model is given …
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Market inefficiencies in the equalization of regional unemployment rate differentials in less-developed countries
… as a market mechanism to equalize regional unemployment rate differentials in less developed countries has been the main aim of this thesis. First, we develop a dynamic model which allows us to describe the worker migration decision under different employment statuses. Two special …
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State-dependent model, multi-step-ahead, multiple forecasts: Experience with the United States unemployment rate series
… nonstationary models have been fitted to the US unemployment rate series. The algorithm has been extended to account for both nonlinearity and nonstationarity. Also, some of the existing tests for linearity in the time domain have been applied and indicate the existence of bilinear type …
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Nedarbo lygį lemiančių veiksnių vertinimas Lietuvos savivaldybių lygmeniu /
… thesis analyzes the factors determining the unemployment rate in Lithuanian municipalities. The aim of the work is to evaluate the factors determining the unemployment rate in the Lithuanian municipalities. The first part of the work, based on the analysis of the scientific literature, …
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CHANGES IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR DURING THE BUSINESS CYCLE
… considers to what extent changes in the unemployment rate – a proxy for the business cycle – drives changes in mortality and crime. I use a panel of U.S. counties from 1990 to 2013. I allow changes in the unemployment rate to have different effects upon mortality / crime in large versus …
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Testing for neutrality and rationality with an open-economy model: the case of Canada
A small open economy model which incorporated. the rational expectations - natural rate hypothesis was constructed. The resulting model indicated that to the extent that foreign monetary policies may affect the relative price of domestic to foreign goods, the domestic unemployment rate was not …
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Age-structure And Unemployment: Some Consequences Of The Post-war Baby Boom
… the impact of demographic changes on the rate of unemployment in Canada. The central question asked is whether the increase in the number of young people in the population during the 1970s put upward pressure on the overall unemployment-rate. It was expected to have done so because (i) a …
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Applications of Linear Regression and Other Statistical Tools in the Study of Alcohol Sales
… of alcohol sales and independent variables of unemployment rate, personal consumption expenditures, consumer price index, population, and high school graduation rate. For the purposes of developing a reliable regression model, this study focuses on satisfying the seven classical assumptions of …
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Unemployment, Economic Activity and Crime Rates: A Reexamination From an Opportunity Perspective
… that accounts for the relationship between unemployment rates and crime rates. The model proposed here argues that when predicting the sign of the unemployment rate two direct and opposing effects must be considered. First, decreases in macro economic activity, as indicated by an increase in …
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The representation of persons with disabilities in the South African workforce
… institutions. South Africa has an extremely high unemployment rate; according to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the unemployment rate in 2021 was at an all-time high of 34.4% an increase of 1.9% from the previous Quartey Labour Force Survey. By examining the legislative framework, this …
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An Examination of the Accuracy of Economic Country Forecasts produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
… (Consumer Price Index), Short-Term Interbank Rate, Budget Deficit (as % of GDP), Current Account Balance (as % of GDP) and the Unemployment rate. The data used in this analysis is produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and covers the period 1996-2013. The two forecast horizons of …
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Municipal regulation of food and waste pickers on landfill sites in South Africa: What should municipalities (dis)allow?
The unemployment rate in South Africa is alarmingly high. In the year 2018, the unemployment rate was recorded at 27.2%. Many people are forced to do desperate, and even dangerous things in order to sustain themselves. This includes people going into landfills to collect recyclable materials to …
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Unemployment and Government Effectiveness across European Countries: Impact and Implications of BRI
… analyze what factors could affect the EU's unemployment rate, government effectiveness index, and BRI effects on European countries. China is the EU's second-largest trading partner. At the same time, the EU has been China's top trading associate for a decade. China and the EU signed the …
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Understanding the Thailand unemployment problem: comparison of Thai unemployment to Indonesia, Taiwan, and the United States
… to understand the official population and unemployment data for Thailand. The research aims are to: (a) clarify and understand the Thailand labor force survey and compute adjustments to the Thai official population data so that they would be compatible with the data from other countries; …
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Understanding human mobility patterns through mobile phone records : a cross-cultural study
… factors, such as population density, income and unemployment rate. Mobile phone records contain very detailed calling information of the spatiotemporal localization of hundreds of thousands of users, which can be used as proxies for human trips. The traveling behaviors of 24 autonomous regions in …
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Does Google Search Data Aid In Predicting Unemployment?
<p>The unemployment rate is typically forecasted in the literature using initial claims for unemployment, a lagged value of unemployment, and an autoregressive component. This paper looks to improve upon existing models by adding Google search data to traditional models using initial claims or …
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Impact of Microfinance Grants on Rural Development: A case study of Kavango East Regional Council
… Region is the poorest region in Namibia, with an unemployment rate that is higher than the national rate. With these statistics as background, the microfinance grant was proposed as a vital tool in alleviating the poverty-stricken region and curbing the high unemployment rate. Poverty alleviation …
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Evaluating the impact of Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in South Africa's economy
… benefits in human capital, capital investment, unemployment rate and trade liberation means of finding interchanging of ideas between South Africa and United State of America and importantly the improved economic growth. The results showed no improvement in human capital, stagnant unemployment …
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The Demand for Consumer Credit
… were included in the analysis: monetary base, unemployment rate, consumer confidence index, disposable personal income, federal funds interest rate and the price/barrel of oil. The model results concluded that only two of these variables significantly affect the demand for consumer credit – …
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Inflation and unemployment in the South African democratic era: is there any trade-off
… Africa has consistently suffered double-digit unemployment rates and unstable price levels, with a resultant stifling of economic growth rates. As a result of these continuous economic issues, South Africa’s central bank policymakers have come under scrutiny regarding the adopted policy …
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