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Lags in the Effects of labor Market Policy - an Empirical Analysis of Job Creation Measures.
Ohlsson, H. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669565
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Is the German Apprenticeship System a Panacea for the US Labour Market?
Harhoff, Dietmar; Kane, Thomas J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
Advocates of apprenticeship programmes often argue as if it is simply a matter of historical accident that such investment by US firms has been hindered. This paper explores the structure of incentives underpinning the German system of apprenticeship training. First, we describe three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124483
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Central and East European Labour Markets in Transition: Developments, Causes, and Cures
Franz, Wolfgang - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
dynamics of employment and unemployment in order to identify key issues for the sources of the malfunctioning of these labour … passive labour market policies, and the structure of employment and output. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067622
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Ranking of Job Applicants, On-the-Job Search and Persistent Unemployment.
Eriksson, S.; Gottfries, N. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2000
employment status affects both the level and the persistence of unemployment and numerically that these effects are substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005634556
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Job Matching, Temporary Public Employment, and Equilibrium Unemployment.
Holmlund, B.; Linden, J. - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005479133
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South-North Refugee Migration: Lessons for Development Cooperation
Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
As exemplified in the 1995 Mediterranean Declaration of the European Union, migration has become a major concern for European development policies. By enhancing socio-economic conditions through development cooperation, a reduction of South-North migration flows is envisaged. This new approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791466
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Legal Status at Entry, Economic Performance and Self-Employment Proclivity: A Bi-National Study of Immigrants
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
paper uses a bi-national survey on immigrant performance to investigate the sorting of individuals into full-time paid-employment … for their integration in the labor market. Since the focus is on the understanding of the self-employment decision, a two …-stage structural probit model is employed that determines the willingness to work full-time (against part-time employment and not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123900
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The Economic Performance of Germany's East European Immigrants
Schmidt, Christoph M - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
display lower levels of education, lower rates of self-employment and higher unemployment rates than natives and immigrants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067558
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The Rise and Fall of Asylum: What Happened and Why?
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
In the last 20 years, developed countries have struggled with what seemed to be an ever-rising tide of asylum seekers, a trend that has now gone into reverse. This paper examines what happened and why. How have oppression, violence and economic conditions in origin countries shaped worldwide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114405
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Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe
Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum …-receiving countries and for the refugees themselves. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114512