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How demanding are activation requirements for jobseekers

Immervoll, Herwig; Knotz, Carlo - 2018

This paper presents new information on activity-related eligibility criteria for unemployment and related benefits in OECD- and EU-countries in 2017, comparing the strictness of “demanding” elements built into unemployment benefits across countries and over time. Eligibility criteria for...

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The role of workfare in striking a balance between incentives and insurance in the labour market

Andersen, Torben M.; Svarer, Michael - 2008

Workfare policies are often introduced in labour market policies to improve the trade-off between incentives and … equilibrium search framework, we show that the effects of workfare policies critically depend on the response of those not in the … programme when they take into account that workfare is a condition for remaining eligible for unemployment benefits. This …

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The effect of extending the duration of eligibility in an Italian labour market programme for dismissed workers

Paggiaro, Adriano; Rettore, Enrico; Trivellato, Ugo - 2008

Liste di mobilità (LM) is an Italian labour market programme targeted to dismissed workers. There is a passive component granting monetary benefits to employees dismissed by firms larger than 15 employees, and an active component providing an employment subsidy to any firm hiring workers from...

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The political economy of two-tier reforms of employment protection in Europe

Ochel, Wolfgang - 2008

Reforms of employment protection (EPL) in Europe eased the recourse to temporary forms of employment while not reducing the strictness of EPL of permanent jobs (with the exception of Spain). Since 1990, such two-tier reforms have been implemented in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, the...

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Labor market policy: A comparative view on the costs and benefits of labor market flexibility

Kahn, Lawrence M. - 2010

I review theories and evidence on labor market policies and institutions in an international context. These include collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment protection laws, unemployment insurance (UI), mandated parental leave, and active labor market policies. Scandinavia and Central...

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Sensitivity of matching-based program evaluations to the availability of control variables

Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2011

Based on new, exceptionally informative and large German linked employer-employee administrative data, we investigate the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates of typical active labour market programs for the...

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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development? The dynamic effects of alternative training schemes

Osikominu, Aderonke - 2012

This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human capital intensive training programs work. We evaluate and compare their effects on time until job entry, stability of employment, and earnings. Further, we examine the...

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How demanding are eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits, quantitative indicators for OECD and EU countries

Langenbucher, Kristine - 2015

Eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits, which require recipients to actively look for work, take up suitable job offers or take part in active labour market programmes (ALMPs), or risk benefit sanctions, can play an important role in offsetting the negative impact of generous...

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Priority of Unemployed Immigrants? A Causal Machine Learning Evaluation of Training in Belgium

Cockx, Bart - 2020

Based on administrative data of unemployed in Belgium, we estimate the labour market effects of three training programmes at various aggregation levels using Modified Causal Forests, a causal machine learning estimator. While all programmes have positive effects after the lock-in period, we find...

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Identifying and addressing employment barriers in Belgium, Korea and Norway

Fernández, Rodrigo; Hijzen, Alexander; Pacifico, Daniele; … - 2020

This paper documents joblessness in OECD countries, provides a detailed diagnosis of structural employment barriers in Belgium, Korea and Norway by applying the OECD Faces of Joblessness methodology to the situation just before the COVID-19 crisis and discusses the policy implications. It shows...

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