We analyse the duration of unemployment spells in Poland using data from the Polish Labour Force Survey of August 1994 … besides the impacts of the unemployment benefit system and training schemes. Finally, we investigate whether prior … long-term unemployment. Training programmes organised by labour offices should not be regarded as a panacea for the …

We analyse the duration of unemployment spells in Poland using data from the Polish Labour Force Survey of August 1994 … besides the impacts of the unemployment benefit system and training schemes. Finally, we investigate whether prior … long-term unemployment. Training programmes organised by labour offices should not be regarded as a panacea for the …

We analyse the unemployment benefit regime change that occurred in Poland in December 1991 using data from the Polish … the long durations of unemployment in Poland, although the generous eligibility criteria may have contributed to the … increase in the incidence of registered unemployment at the beginning of the transition process. In addition, we analyse the …

confirms our earlier findings but offers a more convincing explanation for positive and zero transition rates out of …