"This paper gives a short overview of various training measures for young people run by the British government in the past 35 years. The 'New Deal', which was introduced in 1998, is described and its development up until the end of 1999 is portrayed. An evaluation of the 'New Deal' is presented,...

"This paper gives a short overview of various training measures for young people run by the British government in the past 35 years. The 'New Deal', which was introduced in 1998, is described and its development up until the end of 1999 is portrayed. An evaluation of the 'New Deal' is presented,...

Disability insurance - the insurance against the loss of the ability to work - is a substantial part of social security expenditures in many countries. The benefit recipiency rates in disability insurance vary strikingly across European countries and the US. This paper investigates the extent...

"Disability insurance - the insurance against the loss of the ability to work - is a substantial part of social security expenditures in many countries. The benefit recipiency rates in disability insurance vary strikingly across European countries and the US. This paper investigates the extent...

"Disability insurance - the insurance against the loss of the ability to work - is a substantial part of social security expenditures in many countries. The benefit recipiency rates in disability insurance vary strikingly across European countries and the US. This paper investigates the extent...

"The beginning of the employment career is often associated with phases of unemployment. We argue that unemployment has different implications for different educational groups on future employment career depending on institutional settings in the UK and Germany. While search and matching models...

"The beginning of the employment career is often associated with phases of unemployment. We argue that unemployment has different implications for different educational groups on future employment career depending on institutional settings in the UK and Germany. While search and matching models...