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KEY FACTORS AFFECTING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE ARAB WORLD
KEY FACTORS AFFECTING UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE ARAB WORLD

Author(s): Ahmed Salama, Judit Oláh
Subject(s): National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Business Economy / Management, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Civil Law, Labor relations, Economic policy, Developing nations, Management and complex organizations, Economic development, Law on Economics, Human Resources in Economy, Globalization, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Asociácia pracovného práva
Keywords: Unemployment; key factors; the Arab world;

Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to study the factors that determine unemployment in the Arab world. The study utilizes the panel regression method for the time series period from 2000 to 2016. The study tested the impact of many variables on unemployment such as macroeconomics variables,educational variables, labour market variables and besides studying the impact of economic freedom and the financial crisis of 2008. The results show that economic freedom has negative and significant relationships with total unemployment, the male and female unemployment as well. The impact of 2008 financial crisis on total unemployment appeared to have no significant impact on total unemployment.

  • Issue Year: 2/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 60-72
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English