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Long term effects of public policy for displaced workers in Sweden – shipyard workers in the West and miners in the North
Ohlsson, Henry; Storrie, Donald - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
shipyard workers and miners. They have higher employment, not higher unemployment, and higher earnings than the comparison …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644530
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Unemployment accounts and employment incentives
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, … - 2006
We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by an unemployment … balances in these accounts are available to them during periods of unemployment. The government is able to undertake balanced … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272954
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Unemployment accounts and employment incentives
Brown, Alessio J. G.; Orszag, Jonathan Michael; Snower, … - 2006
We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB)systems by an unemployment … balances in these accounts are available to them during periods of unemployment. The government is able to undertake balanced … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272967
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Beschäftigungskonten für Deutschland
Boss, Alfred; Brown, Alessio J. G.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007
We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment … accounts (UAs). Instead of paying taxes that finance the unemployment assistance, employed people make ongoing contributions to … their UAs and can make withdrawals from these accounts during periods of unemployment. The aim of this policy proposal is to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453714
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Empirical Evaluation of Broader Job Search Requirements for Unemployed Workers
van der Klaauw, Bas; Vethaak, Heike - 2022
This paper analyses data from a large-scale field experiment where unemployed workers were randomly assigned to an additional caseworker meeting with the purpose to impose a broader job search strategy. We find that the meeting significantly increases job finding and is cost effective. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470461
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Empirical Evaluation of Broader Job Search Requirements for Unemployed Workers
van der Klaauw, Bas; Vethaak, Heike - 2022
This paper analyses data from a large-scale field experiment where unemployed workers were randomly assigned to an additional caseworker meeting with the purpose to impose a broader job search strategy. We find that the meeting significantly increases job finding and is cost effective. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321758
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Job search monitoring and assistance for the unemployed
Marinescu, Ioana E. - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
In many countries, reducing unemployment is among the most important policy goals. In this context, monitoring job …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011745340
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Reemployment and substitution effects from increased activation : evidence from times of crisis
Martins, Pedro S.; Pessoa e Costa, Sofia - 2014
unemployment, there is little comprehensive evidence about the effects of activation during recessions. Here we evaluate a large … activation programme introduced in Portugal in 2012, a time of very high unemployment. This programme required specific … unemployment benefit recipients to meet jobcentre caseworkers and then participate in active labour market policies. Our analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423758
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Unemployment accounts for Germany
Boss, Alfred; Brown, Alessio J. G.; Snower, Dennis J. - 2007 - December 2007 (this revised version)
We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment … accounts (UAs). Instead of paying taxes that finance the unemployment assistance, employed people make ongoing contributions to … their UAs and can make withdrawals from these accounts during periods of unemployment. The aim of this policy proposal is to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451872
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Reemployment and Substitution Effects from Increased Activation : Evidence from Times of Crisis
Martins, Pedro S. - 2014
unemployment, there is little comprehensive evidence about the effects of activation during recessions. Here we evaluate a large … activation programme introduced in Portugal in 2012, a time of very high unemployment. This programme required specific … unemployment benefit recipients to meet jobcentre caseworkers and then participate in active labour market policies. Our analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044411