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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program

Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...

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Understanding the Effects of Homeownership and Regional Unemployment Levels on Migration during the Economic Crisis in Spain

Palomares-Linares, Isabel; van Ham, Maarten - 2016

mobility. Our finding suggest that the role, influence and interconnection of unemployment and homeownership in mobility …The Spanish labour market is characterised by high levels of unemployment, which have increased during the global …% of households being owner-occupiers. Both regional levels of unemployment and homeownership are known to be important …

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Gender Differences in the Effect of Residential Segregation on Workplace Segregation among Newly Arrived Immigrants

Tammaru, Tiit; Strömgren, Magnus; van Ham, Maarten; … - 2015

remained persistently high. High levels of segregation are often seen as negative, preventing integration of immigrants in … paper examines the role of residential segregation in workplace segregation among recently arrived immigrants. By using …

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Gender Differences in the Effect of Residential Segregation on Workplace Segregation among Newly Arrived Immigrants

Tammaru, Tiit; Strömgren, Magnus; van Ham, Maarten; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

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A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales

Feng, Zhiqiang; van Ham, Maarten; Boyle, Paul; Raab, … - 2012

Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any...

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Mandatory Volunteer Work as Fair Reciprocity for Unemployment and Social Benefits?

Veldboer, Lex; Kleinhans, Reinout; van Ham, Maarten - 2015

Modern welfare policies are increasingly based on notions of reciprocity. Citizens on welfare benefits have to do something in return, e.g. volunteer work. Notwithstanding general public support, social philosophers have been critical on 'mandatory' activities in community programmes. So far,...

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Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey

Bergemann, Annette; Berg, Gerard J. van den - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labor market policies on individual labor market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skill-training programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance,...

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Unwilling or Unable? : Spatial, Institutional and Socio-Economic Restrictions on Females' Labor Market Access

van Ham, Maarten; Büchel, Felix - 2004

regional unemployment discourages women from entering the labor market. Those who are willing to work find it easier to do so … if living in regions with low regional unemployment rates, short distances to the next agglomeration, and – for mothers …

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Females? Willingness to Work and the Discouragement Effect of a Poor Local Childcare Provision

van Ham, Maarten; Büchel, Felix - 2004

selection show that high regional unemployment discourages women from entering the labor market. Further, findings indicate that …

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Overeducation, Regional Labour Markets and Spatial Flexibility

Büchel, Felix; van Ham, Maarten - 2002

For most workers, access to suitable employment is severely restricted by the fact that they look for jobs in the regional labour market rather than the global one. In this paper we analyse how macro-level opportunities (regional labour market characteristics) and microlevel restrictions (the...

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