Alternative Measures of the Average Duration of Unemployment - ARCHIVED
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11F0019M1995083
This paper examines the robustness of a measure of the average complete duration of unemployment in Canada to a host of assumptions used in its derivation. In contrast to the average incomplete duration of unemployment, which is a lagging cyclical indicator, this statistic is a coincident indicator of the business cycle. The impact of using a steady state as opposed to a non steady state assumption, as well as the impact of various corrections for response bias are explored. It is concluded that a non steady state estimator would be a valuable compliment to the statistics on unemployment duration that are currently released by many statistical agencies, and particularly Statistics Canada.
Main Product: Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series
Format | Release date | More information |
---|---|---|
December 30, 1995 |
Related information
Related products
Analysis
- Articles and reports: Advanced Technology Use in Canadian Manufacturing Establishments
- Articles and reports: Business Strategies in Innovative and Non-innovative Firms in Canada
- Articles and reports: Human Capital and the Use of Time
- Articles and reports: Human Capital Development and Innovation: The Case of Training in Small and Medium Sized Firms
- Articles and reports: Innovation: The Key to Success in Small Firms
- Articles and reports: Productivity Growth, Plant Turnover and Restructuring in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector
- Articles and reports: Restructuring in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector from 1970 to 1990: Industry and Regional Dimensions of Job Turnover
- Articles and reports: Social Transfers, Changing Family Structure, and Low Income Among Children
- Articles and reports: Socio-economic Statistics and Public Policy: A New Role for Microsimulation Modeling
- Articles and reports: Technology Use and Industrial Transformation: Empirical Perspectives
- Articles and reports: Technology Use, Training and Plant-specific Knowledge in Manufacturing Establishments
- Articles and reports: The Duration of Unemployment: A User Guide
- Articles and reports: The Missing Link - Data on the Demand Side of Labour Markets
- Articles and reports: Why Has Inequality in Weekly Earnings Increased in Canada?
- Articles and reports: XECON: An Experimental / Evolutionary Model of Economic Growth
Subjects and keywords
Subjects
Keywords
- Date modified: