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Homeownership, labour market transitions and earnings
Kamionka, Thierry; Lacroix, Guy - 2018
longer employment and unemployment spells, they must contend with lower earnings than tenants upon reemployment. They also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949387
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The Swedish Youth Labor Market in Boom and Depression
Edin, Per-Anders; Forslund, Anders; Holmlund, Bertil - 1998
increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labor market programs. The impact on unemployment rates by age … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … ground for the popular hypothesis that the recent rise in unemployment is driven by large and pervasive shifts in the demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321785
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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard van den; Vroman, Susan - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 12 (2009) 1, pp. 129-146
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085572
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What Happened to Wage and Non-Employment Structures During the 'Dutch Employment Miracle'?
Puhani, Patrick A. - 2004
wage, unemployment, and non-employment structures between 1988 and 1998, when both unemployment and non-employment rates … moderation on average. Although there have also been virtually no changes in the unemployment structure, the relative non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014072418
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The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, Susan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822408
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The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program
Albrecht, James; den Berg, Gerard J van; Vroman, Susan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997--2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of low-skill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labour market outcomes. This is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123553
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The Swedish Youth Labor Market in Boom and Depression
Edin, Per-Anders; Forslund, Anders; Holmlund, Bertil - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 1998
increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labor market programs. The impact on unemployment rates by age … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … ground for the popular hypothesis that the recent rise in unemployment is driven by large and pervasive shifts in the demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419214
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The Swedish youth labor market in boom and depression
Edin, Per-Anders; Forslund, Anders; Holmlund, Bertil - 1998 - This version: 3 February 1998
increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labor market programs. The impact on unemployment rates by age … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … ground for the popular hypothesis that the recent rise in unemployment is driven by large and pervasive shifts in the demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588179
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Happiness as a guide to labor market policy : happiness is key to a productive economy, and a job is key to individual happiness
Ritzen, Jozef M. M. - 2015
Measures of individual happiness, or well-being, can guide labor market policies. Individual unemployment, as well as … the rate of unemployment in society, have a negative effect on happiness. In contrast, employment protection and … unemployment benefits can contribute to happiness - though when such policies prolong unemployment, the net effect on national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430773
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A vibrant European labor market with full employment
Ritzen, Jozef M. M.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: IZA journal of European Labor Studies 3 (2014) 10, pp. 1-24
We sketch a visionary strategy for Europe in which full employment is quickly regained by 2020, income inequality is reduced and the economies are more sustainable. We call this scenario "vibrant". It is contrasted with what would happen if present policies continue within the European Union...
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