distribution. The conventional method of analysis is regression of summary inequality indices on variables such as the unemployment …

Swiss policy makers created a unique link between unemployment benefits and Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs) by … making benefit payments conditional on program attendance after 7 months of unemployment duration. We evaluate the effect of … Active Labor Market Programs and benefit entitlement on the duration of unemployment in Switzerland. In the evaluation we …

Labor market frictions are not the only possible factor responsible for high unemployment. Credit market imperfections … European and US unemployment differ so much when labor markets have become more similar at the margin in Europe and the US. To …

This study analyses the effects of public sector sponsored vocational training on individual unemployment and … participation in public vocational training significantly decreases unemployment duration or increases employment duration. …

unemployment is affected by different labour market institutions (LMI) such as labour taxes, unemployment benefits, employment …The development of the unemployment rate differs substantially between OECD countries. In recent years some countries … experienced a mild increase, other countries had a stable unemployment rate, while there are also 'successful' countries in which …