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Bringing the unemployed back to work in Germany: training programs or wage subsidies?

Neubäumer, Renate - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 2, pp. 159-177

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically investigate the relative effects of wage subsidies and further vocational training on employment prospects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a theoretical approach that discusses the effects of two major...

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Determinants of immigrants’ cash‐welfare benefits intake in Spain

Rodríguez‐Planas, Núria - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) 2, pp. 167-180

receive unemployment benefits than natives, consistent with findings in other countries. These findings hold, regardless of … immigrants are less likely to receive unemployment insurance (UI) benefits than natives. However, once cohort of arrival is …

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Long‐term Unemployment: A Local Labour Market Study

Thomas, Barry - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 1, pp. 13-19

The results of a study of long‐term unemployment based on a survey in County Durham are presented. It was found that …

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Redundancy, Unemployment, and Self‐employment

Leece, David - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 4, pp. 35-40

The article assesses the direct and indirect impact of a major redundancy on local unemployment. The extent of these … market adjustment and, therefore, reduced both the direct and indirect effects of the redundancy on unemployment. The data …

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Unemployment and the Intensity and Method of Job Search

Bosworth, Derek L. - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 1, pp. 3-12

Ireland, individuals in higher unemployment areas made greater use of job centres. All of the results were duration …The Labour Force Survey is a rich data source for investigation of the factors influencing unemployment. The initial … higher for males and for those in younger‐age and shorter‐duration unemployment categories. Family responsibilities had quite …

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Effects in the UK of EC Wage Proposals in the Social Charter

Minford, Patrick; Ashton, Paul - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 2, pp. 20-23

unemployment would increase along with the real wages of low paid workers. …

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From the Perspective of the Unemployed: Employers′ Selection Criteria and Themselves

Murphy, Liam; Sutherland, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 5, pp. 3-10

This article examines the selection criteria used by employers from the perspective of a sample of registered unemployed. It uses the same criteria set to get the sample to assess their own re‐employment prospects. It concludes that although training and retraining programmes may be a ecessary...

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Employment and Unemployment in Turkey

Koray, Meryem - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 5, pp. 15-21

In Turkey, there has been a large increase in the active working population, but a very modest rise in the demand for labour. As a result, labourforce participation rates have constantly decreased during the last decades and work in the informal sector has grown. Problems such as...

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New Strategies to Combat Unemployment: Especially Long‐term Unemployment in Denmark

Nielsen, Søren P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 3, pp. 3-9

Describes Denmark′s new strategies, designed to cope with and overcome long‐term unemployment. Since the long …

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New Strategies to Combat Long‐term Unemployment in the UK

Darling, Jill - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 9, pp. 38-46

) based in Berlin to produce a transnational documentary dossier on “New Strategies to Combat Long‐term Unemployment in …

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