"The labor markets of important OECD countries show a similar picture: high wages and low unemployment for skilled … workers and low wages but high unemployment for low-skilled workers. During the last 10 years this fact has been studied under …

microdata from the two countries, the analyses mainly rely on econometric methods. After a detailed comparison of the French and … which education reduces the unemployment risk is examined, distinguishing between risk of entering unemployment …, unemployment duration and recurrence of unemployment episodes. Finally, evidence is given on the impact of education on individual …

assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. This study provides novel insight on this important … assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. Little, however, is known about what each country can …