“...U.S. labor market conditions have improved over the past few years. But the average duration of unemployment has remained very high, suggesting that job...”

“...A recent decline in geographic mobility in the United States may have been caused in part by falling house prices, through the “lock in” effects of financial...”

“...This paper examines the effect of the different legal environments for bargaining faced by public employees across the states on wage and employment outcomes...”

“...Despite unprecedented extensions of available unemployment insurance (UI) benefits during the “Great Recession†of 2007-09 and its aftermath, large numbers...”

“...During the recent recession, unemployment duration reached levels well above those of past downturns. Duration has continued to rise during the uneven economic...”

“...In response to the Great Recession, the availability of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits was extended to an unprecedented 99 weeks in many U.S. states in...”