Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/4074 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1378
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
We distinguish and assess three fundamental views of the labor market regarding the movements in unemployment: (i) the frictionless equilibrium view; (ii) the chain reaction theory, or prolonged adjustment view; and (iii) the hysteresis view. While the frictionless view implies a clear compartmentalization between the short- and long-run, the hysteresis view implies that all the short-run fluctuations automatically turn into long-run changes in the unemployment rate. We assert the problems faced by these conceptions in explaining the diversity of labor market experiences across the OECD labor markets. We argue that the prolonged adjustment view can overcome these problems since it implies that the short, medium, and long runs are interrelated, merging with one another along an intertemporal continuum.
Subjects: 
Interactive labor market dynamics
Interplay of lags and shocks
Frictional growth
Growth drivers
Unemployment
JEL: 
E22
E24
J21
J30
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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