The NAIRU and Classical Unemployment in the OECD Countries |
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| Authors: | Jakob B. Madsen |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Economics , University of Western Australia , Nedlands, Perth, WA, 6907, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Using panel data for the OECD countries over the period 1960–93 this paper estimates the NAIRU, tests the restrictions implied by the NAIRU and estimates the extent to which the NAIRU is able to explain the low frequency movements in unemployment. The results indicate that the long-run restrictions imposed on the NAIRU are not satisfied for many countries and that the NAIRU is unable to account for the low frequency movements in unemployment. |
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