The fall in employment and the increase in unemployment rates in Italy in 2009 were fairly modest, given the sharp drop … caution, however. Firstly, employment trends as measured by Italian labour force survey may understate the decline in total … employment if, as seems plausible, a lag exists between the entry of immigrants into the country and their registration. Secondly …

The European Employment Strategy stresses the role of human capital accumulation, to increase via reforms of the … education system and active labour market policy on a large scale, as the main instruments against unemployment. We argue that … these instruments might be more effective than increasing labour market flexibility in reducing long-term youth unemployment …

In the last 15 years the Italian employment structure has undergone some radical changes. As a result, the proportion …-skilled employment. Thus, we do not observe a polarization pattern in the employment structure, but a massive occupational upgrading … towards high-skilled jobs. Furthermore, there is a positive correlation between changes in the employment and wage structures …

the unemployed work force that has undergone training or has spent a certain period in a subsidised job. The effects of … programmes on firms have rarely been evaluated. Here we examine whether subsidised jobs have contributed to the employment of … annually from 1995-1999. Our results indicate that wage subsidies have increased employment in subsidised firms, but the effect …

level and the chances of finding work. To test the hypothesis one needs to predict urban and rural wage and employment …, better employment prospects in urban areas. Demographic factors may serve to reduce the migration flows in future, but this …

.ect on how long individuals stay at work. The second study takes a deeper focus on disability and unemployment, and analyses …

-seventies: a sudden increase in the unemployment rate among young people, which has remained at a high level since then, for 40 … countries, albeit in a less severe form. The main consequence of high unemployment among young people is the delay in achieving …

A majority of older Finns withdraw from employment via early retirement schemes years before the statutory retirement … the eligibility age thresholds for unemployment and part-time pension schemes and the effect of tightening medical … older workers leave employment by 3.9 months. This increase is mainly due to a sharp drop in disability pension enrolment …