The aim of this paper is to understand how decision making processes within the EU comes to affect the structures for national policy making within the employment field. The paper addresses the question of how the process of writing new employment guidelines for the EES – European employment...

This study uses an RCT design to evaluate a new program for increased labor market integration of refugees. The program introduces highly intensive assistance immediately after a residence permit is granted, contrasting previous integration policies which typically constitute lowintensive help...

Unemployment insurance systems include monitoring of unemployed workers and punitive sanctions if job search requirements are violated. We analyze the effect of sanctions on the ensuing job quality, notably on wage rates and hours worked, and we examine how often a sanction leads to a lower...