Briefing
A decomposition of shifts of the Beveridge curve
Ghayad, Rand (2013)
The apparent outward shift of the Beveridge curve?the empirical relationship between job openings and unemployment?has received much attention among economists and policymakers in the recent years with many analyses pointing to extended unemployment benefits as a reason behind the shift. However, other explanations have also been proposed for this shift, including worsening structural unemployment. ; If the increased availability of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to the long-term unemployed is responsible for the shift in the Beveridge curve, then allowing these benefits to expire ...
Public Policy Brief

Briefing
What can we learn by disaggregating the unemployment-vacancy relationship?
Dickens, William T.; Ghayad, Rand (2012)
This policy brief explores the nature of the recent change in the vacancy-unemployment relationship by disaggregating the data by industry, age, education, and duration of unemployment, and by examining blue- and white-collar groups separately.
Public Policy Brief