In this paper we provide a description of the labor market in the Netherlands. Compared to other OECD countries labor … force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are … the relevant labor market in-stitutions in the Netherlands and use recent reforms to assess the importance of the …

depicted and its effects on formal and informal labour markets. The most important challenges for employment policy as well as …

Although many have expressed concern over whether generous welfare policies discourage the employment of single mothers … employment. Using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), we conduct a cross-national, multi-level analysis of the effects of social … policy generosity on single mother employment in 17 affluent democracies. We find high rates of single mother employment …

, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. These countries represent range of welfare states, both in terms of … objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus …

. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a …

. Understanding the interaction between income support systems (such as unemployment benefits, social assistance, early retirement and …. The German labor market has been plagued by high and persistent unemployment in the last two decades in combination with a …