labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960 …-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the flexicurity model that may have contributed to the low unemployment rate. A … the financing aspect, the paper finds that effective implementation will depend on the initial unemployment level and …

downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials … project explores the level of local accountability and flexibility within labour market policy in Denmark, in the context of …

downturn, challenges such as high youth unemployment call for a collaborative approach between local employment officials …: Belgium, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands. It provides policy recommendations for policy makers at all levels, which were … discussed at a high level international OECD conference in Aarhus, Denmark in April 2011. See also the following working papers …

Denmark is often highlighted as a "flexicurity" country characterized by lax employment protection legislation …, generous unemployment insurance, and active labor market policies. Despite a sharp and prolonged decline in employment in the … unemployment. Most unemployment spells were short, muting the effects on long-term and youth unemployment. Recent reforms boosted …

: Denmark, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The starting point of the paper is the concept of "flexicurity", viewed as a …

labor market can coexist with a generous welfare system to achieve low unemployment. Using a panel of 19 countries over 1960 …-2002, the paper identifies the elements of the flexicurity model that may have contributed to the low unemployment rate. A … the financing aspect, the paper finds that effective implementation will depend on the initial unemployment level and …

are dissatisfied. Paradoxically, Denmark presents a case of high union density and thus high institutionalized employee … collaborative structures) are all relevant to understand the high turnover rates in Denmark. The authors first overview the general … trends and figures on turnover in Denmark and then examine the Danish institutional, legal, and cultural factors as they …