UNDERLYING TRENDS IN EMPLOYMENTOUTPUT EQUATION: THE CASE OF JORDAN

Arqam Al-Rabbaie, Ahmad Alwaked and Yaseen Altarawneh
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Arqam Al-Rabbaie: Department of Economics Hashemite University, Jordan
Yaseen Altarawneh: Department of Economics Hashemite University, Jordan

Perspectives of Innovation in Economics and Business (PIEB), 2009, vol. 3, issue 3, 35-37

Abstract: The underlying employment trend (UET) is investigated in Jordanian economy over the period 1989- 2004 using structural time series model (STSM). This approach allows to modelling the trend in its stochastic form introduced by Harvey (1989). The results show that a stochastic trend is preferred to deterministic trend. In addition, the inclusion or exclusion of the conventional deterministic trend leads to overestimated output elasticity. Furthermore, the UET is found to be non-linear, down downward sloping.

Keywords: Employment; stochastic trend; structural time series modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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