historically focussed on reducing unemployment (the tip of the iceberg), the group of inactive people (below the waterline) is much … larger. Therefore, we point to the clear limitations of the unemployment rate as the (single) key macro-economic indicator of … the health of the labour market. A parsimonious dashboard approach utilising the unemployment-to-population ratio and the …

of other employment policies. …

. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a … be seen how future governments react to worsened economic conditions in light of these experiences. -- Unemployment …

We evaluate a temporary public sector employment program targeted at individuals with weak labor market attachment … increasing employment and reducing social assistance. However, being at a regular workplace seems crucial: we find negative … employment effects for participants employed at a workplace created especially for the purpose. The decrease in social assistance …

-rating component. -- short-time work ; unemployment ; employment … 2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the efficiency of this type of policy and investigates its impact on unemployment … and employment. There is some evidence that short-time compensation programs stabilize permanent employment and reduce …

global recovery gathered pace between 2013 and 2014. 18% were without employment during an entire year; a further 6% had weak …. (2016) to measure and visualise employment barriers of individuals with weak labour-market attachment using household micro …-data. It first develops indicators to quantify employment obstacles under three headings: (i) work-related capabilities, (ii …

In this paper we study the contribution of inflows and outflows to the dynamics of unemployment in three European … significance subsided again in the late 1990s and 2000s. In France the dynamics of unemployment are driven virtually entirely by … the outflow rate, which is consistent with a regime with strict employment protection legislation. In Spain, however, both …

Western Europe, but by lower employment rates in Eastern and Southern Europe. …

The effect of foreign labor on native employment within an occupation depends on native labor supply to that occupation … implies that the effect of migrant labor supply on native employment is close to zero within this occupation, and may be …

marginally attached displaying behavior lying between unemployment and non-attachment. The three non-employment states are …We analyze changes in unemployment, marginal labor force attachment and participation in Canada and the U.S.. Using two … complementary decompositions, we show the importance for the comparative evolution of aggregate unemployment of changes in the …