Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects …

of labor market programs on youth employment. We find that the slump in the 1990s has been associated with dramatic … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … for labor by skill attributable to technological innovation. The employment crisis has been met by an unprecedented …

shipyard workers and miners. They have higher employment, not higher unemployment, and higher earnings than the comparison …

participation, employment and disposable income. In contrast to earlier studies we are able to capture both entry and exit effects … mandatory activation of welfare receivers reduce overall welfare participation and increases employment. We also find that …

objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus …