...Ihlas Sovbetov Purpose This study examines whether Okun's Law varies across business-cycle phases and whether labor-market rigidity shapes the unemployment-output relationship across countries. Design/methodology/approach The analysis covers 52 countries over 1980–2020 and distinguishes...

... for the Unemployed and Salaries. This paper discusses the SLMI’s construction, the results for the case of Spain (2008–2022), and its relationship with other economic indicators. Specifically, we empirically test the validity of the indicator under Okun’s Law’s theoretical background. Findings Our...

...Akhilesh Kumar Sharma; Sushil Kumar Rai Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether increased labour productivity could reduce the impact of output growth on the unemployment rate in India over the period 1991–2019 through Okun’s law and its expanded form. Design/methodology...