DP10745 Hysteresis and the European Unemployment Problem Revisited

Author(s):	Jordi Galí
Publication Date:	August 2015
Keyword(s):	insider-outsider models, New Keynesian model, unemployment fluctuations, wage Phillips curve
JEL(s):	E24, E31, E32
Programme Areas:	Labour Economics, International Macroeconomics and Finance, Monetary Economics and Fluctuations, Macroeconomics and Growth
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The unemployment rate in the euro area appears to contain a signi?ficant nonstationary component, suggesting that some shocks have permanent e¤ects on that variable. I explore possible sources of this nonstationarity through the lens of a New Keynesian model with unemployment, and assess their empirical relevance.