Posts tagged with 'active labor market policies'
October 5, 2018
Does faster reintegration of the unemployed reduce job quality?
Two studies from Switzerland analyze the effects of job search requirements and assistance
July 6, 2018
Job applicants under a vacancy referral scheme are viewed as less motivated
Experiment with professional recruiters in Belgium
December 20, 2017
State-funded mobility assistance helps the unemployed
Given that employment prospects vary substantially across regions in many industrialized countries.
April 26, 2016
Gender discrimination at work: What if your boss is a woman?
Despite the remarkable increase of female participation in education, the labor market and political life that has taken place over […]
March 29, 2016
Turning unemployed into self-employed can be an effective alternative to traditional labor market policies
In order to curb unemployment, OECD countries have made enormous efforts and spent considerable sums on active labor market policies […]
September 21, 2015
Do case workers really help the unemployed? Interview with Michael Rosholm
Unemployment in Europe, particularly among young people, has risen dramatically during the Great Recession. This has put a lot of […]
June 26, 2015
A European perspective on long-term unemployment
By Werner Eichhorst In the aftermath of the 2008/09 recession, long-term unemployment has increased in many EU member states. Even […]
December 22, 2014
Active Labor Market Policy reduced crime in Denmark
The fact that it has been difficult to document a consistent positive effect of the often huge public spending on […]
October 11, 2013
Firms do not benefit from active labor market policies
Do firms benefit from active labor market policies? In order to answer this question, Michael Lechner, Conny Wunsch and Patrycja […]