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Livanos, Ilias. (2007) Modelling the incidence of unemployment : the case of Greece. Applied Economics Letters, Vol.14 (No.6). pp. 405-408. ISSN 1350-4851

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504850500461571

Abstract

In this article, micro-data from the 2004 Labour Force Survey are used to model the incidence of unemployment in Greece and assess whether personal attributes of the individual, such as educational level, affect the probability of being unemployed. For that purpose, a logit regression model was constructed. It is found that the type of qualification (PhD, Masters, University degree, etc.) that an individual holds does not affect the probability of being unemployed. However, the incidence of unemployment is found to be affected by the subject studied. Other attributes of the individuals that were found to affect the probability of unemployment are: gender, marital status and region of residence.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Unemployment -- Greece, Wages -- Greece
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied Economics Letters
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1350-4851
Date:	2007
Volume:	Vol.14
Number:	No.6
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	pp. 405-408
Identification Number:	10.1080/13504850500461571
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
References:	Demekas, D. and Z. Kontolemis. (1996) Unemployment in Greece - A Survey of the Issues, IMF Working Paper no. 91. Katsimi, M. (2000) “Stochastic shifts in the natural rate of unemployment: evidence from Greece”, Applied Economic Letters, 2000, 7, pp. 239-- 242. Livanos, I. (forthcoming) What determined self-employment? A comparative study, Applied Economic Letters. Livanos, I. (2007) The incidence of long-term unemployment: evidence from Greece, Applied Economic Letters, 14, pp. 405-408. Miaouli, N. (1998) “Employment persistence and wage settings in the Greek labour market”, Journal of Economic Studies, 25, 2, pp. 98--11.
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/422