Research Article

Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective

Volume: 1 Number: 1 April 1, 2014
  • Hakan Ulucan
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Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective

Abstract

The sources of unemployment fluctuations have been research objectives of many studies for a long time. The main research question of these studies is whether the fluctuations into or out of unemployment derives the unemployment rate. This line of research has attracted a great attention recently, because, as Shimer (2012) has confirmed that the flows out of unemployment fluctuate more than the flows into unemployment and derive the unemployment rate. This study asks if there is any flaw in Shimer’s formulation that might possibly lead to a bias in his results and, accordingly, this study tooks a closer look into the mechanics of the statistical model he constructs. This study observe that Shimer focuses on transition “rates,” which suggests that the denominator is smaller for the entry behavior than it is for the exit behavior, as the pool of unemployed is typically much smaller than the pool of employed. On the other hand this study focuses on transition number rather than rates. The result of this study is that employment to unemployment transitions are countercyclical and explains the most of the fluctuations in the number of unemployed contradicting with the results of Shimer (2012). On the other hand, the transitions out of unemployment shows a cyclical pattern.

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English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hakan Ulucan This is me

Publication Date

April 1, 2014

Submission Date

April 1, 2014

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Year 2014 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Ulucan, H. (2014). Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies, 1(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5505/pjess.2014.99609
AMA
1.Ulucan H. Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies. 2014;1(1):1-10. doi:10.5505/pjess.2014.99609
Chicago
Ulucan, Hakan. 2014. “Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective”. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies 1 (1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5505/pjess.2014.99609.
EndNote
Ulucan H (April 1, 2014) Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies 1 1 1–10.
IEEE
[1]H. Ulucan, “Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective”, Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Apr. 2014, doi: 10.5505/pjess.2014.99609.
ISNAD
Ulucan, Hakan. “Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective”. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies 1/1 (April 1, 2014): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.5505/pjess.2014.99609.
JAMA
1.Ulucan H. Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies. 2014;1:1–10.
MLA
Ulucan, Hakan. “Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective”. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2014, pp. 1-10, doi:10.5505/pjess.2014.99609.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Ulucan. Reassessing the Unemployment Fluctuations from a Different Perspective. Pamukkale Journal of Eurasian Socioeconomic Studies. 2014 Apr. 1;1(1):1-10. doi:10.5505/pjess.2014.99609