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Does active labour market policy work? Lessons from the Swedish experiences

Calmfors, Lars; Forslund, Anders; Hemström, Maria - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2002

) have been used as a means to fight high unemployment. This paper discusses the mechanisms through which ALMPs affect (un)employment … open unemployment, but also reduced regular employment. The overall policy conclusion is that ALMPs of the scale used in …. There should be a greater emphasis on holding down long-term unemployment in general and a smaller emphasis on youth …

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A Comparison of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions of Tharparkar with Canal Barrage Area Sindh (1988-2000): An Introduction

Herani, Gobind M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This is study comparative study of Tharpakar with Barrage area Sindh and introductory chapter of the thesis of Ph.D submitted in 2002. In this chapter background of demographic, social and economic conditions are compared with each other. Purpose of the chapter was to give the complete picture...

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Family Types, Authority Structure and Women Workers in Sindh Labor Force: Problems and Prospects

Wasim, Mohammad Pervez; Herani, Gobind M.; Farooqui, Wahid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

The development of a society is virtually dependent upon the quality of human resources both male and female, the changing pattern of economic and social development of world societies irrespective of their level of development, necessitates and equal advancement of both the social segments. The...

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Income support systems, labour supply incentives and employment – some cross-country evidence

Forslund, Anders; Fredriksson, Peter - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2009

This paper summarizes a set of expert reports commissioned by the IFAU. The expert reports cover Estonia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. These countries represent range of welfare states, both in terms of scope and design. And in each country there are...

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Labour supply incentives, income support systems and taxes in Sweden

Forslund, Anders - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2009

Comparing Sweden to other EU countries, labour force participation rates of older individuals and females are high. These facts are consistent with the idea that institutional design matters: access to child care, paid parental leave, and a tax system with individual rather than household income...

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Earlier Research Work on Tharparkar and Sindh Barrage, and Similar Studies Related to Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions

Herani, Gobind M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002

This study is earlier research works done on Tharparkar and Sindh barrage, and similar studies related to demographic, social and economic conditions and chapter-2 as a literature review of the thesis of Ph.D submitted in 2002. Purpose of the chapter was to give the complete picture of both...

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Earlier research work on tharparkar and sindh barrage, and similar studies related to demographic, social and economic conditions

Herani, Gobind M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

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Mode of compensation to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Thar coalfields areas of Sindh

Herani, Gobind M. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

The main purpose of this study is to suggest the transparent mode of payment to expected internally displaced persons of Thar coalfields areas of district Tharparkar, Sindh province of Pakistan. According to national and international laws if people are displaced then they are being compensated...

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Decentralisation of bargaining and manufacturing employment: Sweden 1970-96

Forslund, Anders; Lindh, Thomas - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2004

Swedish unemployment was very low up to the early 1990s when it rose rapidly. At the same time manufacturing employment …

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What active labor market policy works in a recession?

Forslund, Anders; Fredriksson, Peter; Vikström, Johan - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2011

This paper discusses the case for expanding active labor market policy in recession. We find that there is reasonable case for relying more heavily on certain kinds of programs. The argument is tied to the varying size of the lock-in effect in boom and recession. If programs with relatively...

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