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An econometric study on the relationship between unemployment and vacancies in the United Kingdom

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Zusammenfassung

Eine ökonometrische Studie über die Beziehung zwischen Arbeitslosigkeit und offenen Stellen im Vereinigten Königreich. — Dieser Aufsatz soll zeigen, da\ die stabile Beziehung zwischen echter Arbeitslosigkeit und echten offenen Stellen seit 1966 unterbrochen ist. Au\erdem sollen die Faktoren untersucht werden, die die Beziehung zwischen echter Arbeitslosigkeit und echten offenen Stellen bestimmen, wobei einerseits ein ökonometrisches Modell, das auf nichtbeobachtbare Variable besonders eingeht, und andererseits eine neoklassische Theorie der überschu\nachfrage herangezogen wird. Die allgemeine Hypothese in diesem Artikel lautet, da\ sowohl die echte als auch die registrierte oder gemessene Höhe der Arbeitslosigkeit infolge verschiedener Gesetze und/oder des Rückgangs der wirtschaftlichen AktivitÄt angestiegen ist. Anschlie\end werden zwei weitere Modelle konstruiert, um die Rolle der Nachfrage- und Angebotsfaktoren zu analysieren.

Résumé

Une étude économétrique sur la relation entre le chÔmage et les vacances en Royaume-Uni. — Le but de cet article est de démontrer que la relation stable entre le vrai chÔmage et les vrais vacances a croulé depuis 1966 et d’analyser les facteurs qui déterminent les relations entre le vrai chÔmage et les vrais vacances en appliquant séparément des modèles économétriques avec des variables inobservables et une théorie néoclassique de la demande d’excès. Notre hypothèse générale est que le montant du vrai chÔmage et le montant du chÔmage régistré ou mesuré augmentaient comme conséquence de la législation gouvernementale et/ou de la baisse de l’activité économique. Finalement, l’auteur construit deux modèles de plus pour analyser le rÔle des facteurs de demande et d’offre.

Resumen

Un estudio econométrico sobre la relación entre empleo y vacantes en el Reino Unido. — Los objetivos de este artículo son mostrar que la relación estable entre desempleo verdadero y vacantes verdaderas se ha quebrado a partir de 1966 y también analizar los factores subyacentes a las relaciones de desempleo verdadero y vacantes verdaderas separadamente, usando modelos econométricos con variables no observables y una teoría neoclásica de exceso de demanda. Nuestra hipótesis general es que tanto la cantidad verdadera de desempleo y el desempleo registrado o medido creció como consecuencia de la legislación gubernamental y/o la declinación en la actividad económica. Finalmente, formulamos dos modelos adicionales para analizar el rol de factores de demanda y oferta.

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Parikh, A. An econometric study on the relationship between unemployment and vacancies in the United Kingdom. Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv 118, 726–748 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02706706

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