Public Debt and Its Impact on the Unemployment Rate in the Iraqi Economy for the Period (2004-2022)

The aim with this study is to gauge the short and long-term relationship between public debt and its effect on unemployment in the Iraqi economy for period (2004-2022) using modern joint integration methods according to the (ARDL) model. Given the effect of public debt fluctuations upon unemployment rates in the Iraqi economy for period (2004-2022), there were a number of conclusions reached by that research. Among them was that public debt has a direct effect on the unemployment rate in the Iraqi economy for period (2004-2022), that is to say increasing public debt results in an increasing unemployment rate during this period. The reason is simply that when public debt increases it also increases the burden upon the Iraqi economy, and this forms a major barrier towards economic development because these loans are made under constraints. And this serves as an additional burden upon the Iraqi economy which in turn leads to an increase in unemployment rate in Iraq. Therefore, the investigation recommends to.