Mancession - A Panel Data Analysis (2000-2009)

Abstract

In the present paper it is supported empirically the view of (Sierminska and Takhtamanova, 2010) that "…there is indeed a "mancession," as men face higher job separation probabilities, lower job finding probabilities and, as a result, higher unemployment rates than women". The present empirical analysis is based on a single equation panel data model estimated through the Eviews software package. Our sample refers to the period 2000-2009 and covers many industrial countries, the United States, as well as Japan.

Keywords: Econometric models with panel data (single equation), unemployment, gender

JEL Classification: C23, E24, J16