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How effective are active employment policies to reduce unemployment in EU countries?
Guzmán, Guillermo - In: Atlantic review of economics : AROE 2 (2014)
reveal overall level of European active labor market policies are statistically significant in reducing unemployment. In … detail employment agencies and training show significant statistical evidence in reducing unemployment. When classified by … geographical area. In the other hand, passive labor market policies as unemployment insurance show out stretch to increase …
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Are active labour market policies effective in activating and integrating low-skilled individuals? An international comparison
Escudero, Verónica - In: IZA journal of labor policy 7 (2018) 4, pp. 1-24
and measures aimed at vulnerable populations are more effective than other ALMPs in terms of reducing unemployment and …
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Activation and active labour market policies in OECD countries : stylised facts and evidence on their effectiveness
Martin, John P. - In: IZA journal of labor policy 4 (2015), pp. 1-29
evidence on the impact of ALMPs on employment and unemployment rates. This is followed by a review of the key lessons from …
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Germany and the United States in coronavirus distress : internal versus external labour market flexibility
Herzog-Stein, Alexander; Nüß, Patrick; Peede, Lennert; … - In: Journal for labour market research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-22
mainly driven via STW. US unemployment rose at an unprecedented rate, but unlike in previous recessions, it was mostly driven …
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Reemployment premium effect of furlough programs : evaluating Spain's scheme during the COVID-19 crisis
Garcia-Clemente, J.; Rubino, N.; Congregado, E. - In: Journal for labour market research 57 (2023) 1, pp. 1-9
This paper presents an average treatment effect analysis of Spain’s furlough program during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using 2020 labour force quarterly microdata, we construct a counterfactual made of comparable nonfurloughed individuals who lost their jobs and apply propensity score...
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Active labor market policies and crime : unemployment increase crime among youth, while active labor market policies can mitigate the problem
Tranæs, Torben - 2015
Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment - for instance, preventing...
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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? : a meta-analysis of the evaluation literature
Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 3 (2014), pp. 1-18
unemployment: training, job search assistance, wage subsidies and subsidised public sector employment. We find that only wage …
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Long-term unemployment and the capability approach : the case of the German labor market
Olejniczak, Michael - In: Management revue : socio-economic studies 23 (2012) 2, pp. 140-157
This text focuses on long-term unemployment in the German labor market caused by insufficient work skills capabilities …
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Jobcenters' strategies to promoting the inclusion of immigrant and native job seekers : a comparative analysis based on PASS survey data
Lehweß-Litzmann, René; Söhn, Janina - In: Journal for labour market research 56 (2022) 1, pp. 1-24
This paper comparatively analyzes strategies of German Jobcenters to bring native and immigrant job seekers into employment. It focuses on clients who receive means-tested basic income for the unemployed, based on data from the Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security (PASS) from year 2015...
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Do public employment and training programs work?
Heinrich, Carolyn J.; Mueser, Peter R.; Troske, Kenneth R. - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 2 (2013), pp. 1-23
We estimate impacts on earnings and employment of the two primary adult workforce support and training programs under the U.S. Workforce Investment Act (WIA) using administrative data on 160,000 participants from 12 states for up to four years following program entry. We find that participants...
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