The British Beveridge Curve: A Tale of Ten Regions

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1771

Posted: 30 May 1998

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Howard J. Wall

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga - Department of Finance

Gylfi Zoega

University of Iceland; University of London - Birkbeck College; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: December 1997

Abstract

This paper uses county-level data to estimate the timing and magnitude of shifts in aggregate and regional British Beveridge curves. We find that these shifts coincide with the business cycle rather than with hysteresis effects or with changes in regional mismatch. This implies that the Beveridge curve is a flawed device for separating the effects of structural changes from those of the business cycle.

JEL Classification: E34, J63

Suggested Citation

Wall, Howard J. and Zoega, Gylfi, The British Beveridge Curve: A Tale of Ten Regions (December 1997). CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1771, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=93794

Howard J. Wall

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga - Department of Finance ( email )

TN
United States

Gylfi Zoega (Contact Author)

University of Iceland ( email )

IS-101 Reykjavik
Iceland

University of London - Birkbeck College ( email )

Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HX
United Kingdom

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London
United Kingdom

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