Gutscheine soll mit der Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit steigen sowie mit der Qualifikation und der anschließenden Beschäftigungsdauer … in Abhängigkeit vom neuen Lohn, der Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit und der Beschäftigungsdauer berechnet werden kann. … of time. The size of the vouchers increases with the duration of unemployment as well as with the qualification and …

The paper examines the relative effectiveness of two policy proposals in reducing unemployment and working poverty …: unemployment vouchers and low-wage subsidies. The unemployment vouchers are targeted exclusively at the unemployed (especially the … workers are (i.e. the more their wages rise with employment duration), the more effective will unemployment vouchers be …

The analysis provides a new explanation for two widespread problems concerning European unemployment policy: the … disappointingly small effect of many past reform measures on unemployment, and the political difficulties in implementing more … implement broad-based reform strategies. Our analysis suggests that major unemployment policies are characterised by economic …