Essays about: "Okuns lag"

Found 4 essays containing the words Okuns lag.

  1. 1. Okun’s law applied to different countries in different continents : Does the method of estimation affect Okun’s coefficient?

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Siham Eyassu; [2022]
    Keywords : Okun’s law; output; unemployment; Okuns lag; total produktion; arbetslöshet;

    Abstract : This study tests if Okun’s law can be used applied to several countries in different continents from the year 1991-2020. This is done with Okun's gap model to calculate Okun's coefficient, that test percentage decrease in output when unemployment rate increases above natural level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Okun's law in the Nordics : A time series analysis based on Okun’s law

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Alisina Faramarzi; Filip Maraui; [2022]
    Keywords : Okun s law; Time-series; Economic Growth; Unemployment; Panel data; Okuns Lag; Tidsserie; Ekonomisk Tillväxt; Arbetslöshet; Panel data;

    Abstract : In this thesis we examined the validity of Okun’s law across four Nordic countries (Sweden,Norway, Finland and Denmark) using the gap version of Okun's law. Our method foranalyzing the Okun’s law for Nordic countries in this study is time series. READ MORE

  4. 3. Okun’s Law in the Nordics

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Christopher Vang; [2021]
    Keywords : Okun´s law; Unemployment; GDP growth; Okuns lag; Arbetslöshet; BNP tillväxt;

    Abstract : Okun´s law describes the empirical observation first made by Arthur Okun relating changes in an economy’s unemployment rate to changes in output. Where many earlier research papers since then focus on comparisons between countries, this paper attempts to assess whether Okun’s law is demonstrated in the five Nordic countries and analyse the relationship between unemployment and output in welfare states. READ MORE

  5. 4. Estimating Okun’s law in Sweden : Effects of gender and age

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Roma Goussakov; Valde Stjernström; [2017]
    Keywords : Okun’s law; Okun’s coefficient; unemployment; GDP potential; NAIRU; Okuns lag; Okuns koefficient; arbetslöshet; BNP potential; NAIRU;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether Okun’s law is valid within Sweden. Furthermore, we are also interested in studying how it varies with different genders and age groups. Quarterly data on GDP and unemployment between the years 1980 to 2015 is used. READ MORE