Asymmetric Effects of National-based Active Labour Market Policies

Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies Evaluations

In this paper we carry out a meta evaluation of the international evaluation literature regarding active labour market policies (ALMPs). Many attempts have been made to estimate the net impact of reintegration measures on the individual job entry chance. So, the question is what conclusions can be drawn from the literature. How big is the net effect of reintegration measures? Our paper differs ...

The Use of Propensity Score Matching in the Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies the Use of Propensity Score Matching in the Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies

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Labour Market Programmes and Labour Market Outcomes: A study of the Swedish Active Labour Market Interventions

This paper assesses the impact of Swedish welfare-to-work programmes on labour market performance including wages, labour market status, unemployment duration and future welfare-to-work participation. We develop a structural dynamic model of labour supply which incorporates detailed institutional features of these policies and allows for selection on observables and unobservables. We estimate t...

Years of Labour Market Policies in Denmark

Introduction Now and then, the economic political debate in Europe focuses on some countries, which have had more success with their labour market policy than other countries. For a few years, Denmark has been one of the countries in focus because we have been able to show dramatic reductions in the unemployment figures. The public opinion assisted by the government quickly links the positive d...

The Effects Of Afghan Immigrants On The Iranian Labour Market