Essays about: "Okun s law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Okun s law.

  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. How Okun’s law was affected by the global financial crisis in three different countries : - An empirical analysis of the USA, Italy and Sweden in the timespan of 1985-2019

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Aysegul Demirkoparan; Rayhana hares; [2021]
    Keywords : Okun’s law; global financial crisis; Chow test; labor market model; OECD; unemployment; and GDP;

    Abstract : The global financial crisis that started in the USA affected several countries around the world. This study focuses on only three countries; the USA, Sweden, and Italy, which are examples of economies with three different labor market models. READ MORE

  5. 4. OKUN’S LAW DURING THE 21ST CENTURY : A Comparison of 8 OECD Countries over a 20-year period

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Gyllow; Viktor Vieweg; [2021]
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    Abstract : This paper looks at how well Okun’s law holds using recent quarterly data from 2000 to 2020 for 8 OECD countries. The dynamic version of Okun’s law is used which explores the delay and strength of the effect from changes in economic growth on the unemployment rate. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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