2015
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.12221
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Okun's Law in Australia

Abstract: This paper examines the dynamic behaviour of the Okun coefficient using quarterly data (1980Q3–2014Q1). It is found that a rise in labour productivity and a fall in output can increase unemployment. A 1 per cent reduction in the unemployment rate requires only a 2.4 per cent increase in real output growth above the average growth rate, but during recessions this figure increases to 4.53 per cent. The probability of observing a higher coefficient was limited to recessionary periods. Given that recessions are no… Show more

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“…In the first group, consistent with the production theory, output growth is assumed to be as a function of changes in the unemployment rate (see inter alia Okun, 1962;Plosser and Schwert, 1979;Sheehan and Zahn, 1980;Prachowny, 1993;Lee, 2000;Apergis and Rezitis, 2003;Lanzafame, 2010;Durech, et al, 2014). In the second group, the inverse of the Okun relationship is estimated; that is, changes in the unemployment rate (or cyclical unemployment) are specified as a function of output growth (Sögner and Stiassny, 2002;Cuaresma, 2003;Perman and Tavera, 2005;Lanzafame, 2010;Huang and Lin, 2008;Leu and Sheen, 2011;Owyang and Sekhposyan, 2012;Valadkhani, 2015). Studies from both groups find that the effect of output growth (unemployment) on unemployment (output growth) exhibits more asymmetric behaviour in recessions than expansions (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the first group, consistent with the production theory, output growth is assumed to be as a function of changes in the unemployment rate (see inter alia Okun, 1962;Plosser and Schwert, 1979;Sheehan and Zahn, 1980;Prachowny, 1993;Lee, 2000;Apergis and Rezitis, 2003;Lanzafame, 2010;Durech, et al, 2014). In the second group, the inverse of the Okun relationship is estimated; that is, changes in the unemployment rate (or cyclical unemployment) are specified as a function of output growth (Sögner and Stiassny, 2002;Cuaresma, 2003;Perman and Tavera, 2005;Lanzafame, 2010;Huang and Lin, 2008;Leu and Sheen, 2011;Owyang and Sekhposyan, 2012;Valadkhani, 2015). Studies from both groups find that the effect of output growth (unemployment) on unemployment (output growth) exhibits more asymmetric behaviour in recessions than expansions (e.g.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Anderton et al (2014), con datos trimestrales de 17 países de la zona euro durante el periodo 1996.1-2013.4, sugieren que el desempleo en la zona es particularmente sensible a las variaciones de los componentes de consumo del PNB, aunque las variables relacionadas con el exterior (exportaciones e importaciones) tienen un impacto mucho menor sobre la evolución del desempleo. Valadkhani (2015), empleando datos de frecuencia trimestral para Australia de 1980.3 a 2014.1, concluye que el coeficiente de Okun está entre 2,26 y 2,38 en valor absoluto, y que existe asimetría en la muestra analizada, donde la relación entre producto y desempleo es mayor en las recesiones. Por su parte, Jiménez y Ochoa (2017), para 12 países de América Latina, con data anual durante el periodo 1991-2016, concluyen que para el conjunto de países existe una relación inversa entre crecimiento (PIB) y desempleo.…”
Section: Estudios Aplicados Del Coeficiente De Okun Para Distintos Países Y Periodosunclassified
“…Knoester (1986) introduce la tasa de crecimiento de la fuerza laboral, y determinantes estructurales como la tasa de crecimiento del salario real, la ratio de inversión sobre el producto, y de empleo público, justificado para cuantificar la desviación entre la oferta y demanda agregadas. De forma similar, Valadkhani (2015), tal como realizaron Daly y Hobijn (2010), capturan los efectos del aumento de productividad del trabajo y salarios reales en el desempleo para evitar la obtención de estimaciones mal especificadas para el coeficiente de Okun y que permitan realizar controles de sensibilidad y darle solidez al coeficiente estimado. Céspedes (2003, p. 202), en un trabajo que verifica la relación de Phillips, considera que la tasa de desempleo está influenciada por factores cíclicos y por factores estructurales.…”
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“…The second step plugs the lag in the long-run residual (ε LR,t ) into 4.It is also used to explore the behaviour of inflation, employment and unemployment (cf. Simon [1996], Beccarini & Gros [2008]) and Pagliaci and Barráes (2010) for inflation MS models and Holmes and Silverstone (2006), Valadkhani and Smyth (2015) and Valadkhani (2015) for MS models of Okun's Law). 2) to serve as error correction term.…”
Section: Specifying the Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%