The evaluation of labor market policies has become an important issue in many Europeancountries. In recent years, a number of them have opened their administrative databases forevaluation studies. The advantages of administrative data are straightforward: they areaccurate, contain a large number...

In this paper we investigate two stages in the process that leads to participation in ALMP programs. We use unique administrative data from the Austrian unemployment registers which allow us to distinguish between caseworker assignment and actual program enrollment. Although 25% of newly...

Die Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung Dortmund verfügt mit dem KommunalenArbeitsmarktfonds seit 1989 über ein Instrument der Anlauf- und Spitzenfinanzierung, mit demsie arbeitsmarktpolitisch geförderte Beschäftigungsprojekte in Dortmund initiiert oder ihrZustandekommen erst...

In a recent Communication1, the European Commission has outlined a new strategic framework, i2010 – European Information Society 2010, laying out broad policy orientations in relation to ongoing Information Society developments. The framework promotes an open and competitive digital economy...

The paper draws upon initial results of the eInclusion@EU project. It presents a conceptual framework for the location and prioritisation of issues in including societal at-risk groups in eService provision. The framework is designed to enable the evidence-based formulation of policy...

After the introduction of the euro in 1999, the debate on the financial stabilityarchitecture in the EU focused on the adequacy of a decentralised setting based onnational responsibilities for preventing and managing crises. The Financial ServicesAction Plan in 1999 and the introduction of the...