Does Active Labour Market Policy Increase Employment?
Author : Lars Calmfors
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Economic policy
ISBN :
Author : Lars Calmfors
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Economic policy
ISBN :
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,92 MB
Release : 2000-04-19
Category :
ISBN : 9264181636
This book presents the proceedings of a conference on labour markets. It advances thinking on new policy measures, such as active labour market policies and measures to "make work pay".
Author : Mr.Marcello M. Estevão
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1451875649
Using panel data for 15 industrial countries, active labor market policies (ALMPs) are shown to have raised employment rates in the business sector in the 1990s, after controlling for many institutions, country-specific effects, and economic variables. Among such policies, direct subsidies to job creation were the most effective. ALMPs also affected employment rates by reducing real wages below levels allowed by technological growth, changes in the unemployment rate, and institutional and other economic factors. However, part of this wage moderation may be linked to a composition effect because policies were targeted to low-paid individuals. Whether ALMPs are cost-effective from a budgetary perspective remains to be determined, but they are certainly not substitutes for comprehensive institutional reforms.
Author : Peter Auer
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,82 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789221157892
Active labor market policies (ALMPs) are found in almost all countries of the world but differ in amplitude, design, and implementation. Comprising an array of measures, ALMPs can take the form of special support for job searching, training and education for the unemployed, and various other subsidies and job creation activities. While providing a valuable overview of the nature of these policies, this book examines some of the pitfalls and challenges countries face when evaluating them. It also provides a policy framework for designing ALMPs that are permanent yet adaptable instruments to cope with changes linked to globalization. Contents Introduction Historical background of ALMPs Definition and functions of ALMPs Contribution of ALMPs to the objectives of employment creation, security in change, equity and poverty reduction Differences in the utilization of ALMPs: Developed, transition and developing countries Evaluation of ALMPs New trends in ALMPs Conclusions: A framework for the management of change Bibliography
Author : Christoph Hilbert
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3832520465
Labour markets within countries vary in their performance. Some regions suffer from labour shortages, while others are faced with high unemployment figures. Furthermore structure and qualification of the workforce differs, and real wage patterns show diverging pictures between and within regions. Based on these empirical facts this study sheds some light on the wage unemployment relation and the impact active labour market policies has on this. Basic assumption is that market imperfections lead to unemployment in regional labour markets, partly owing to region-specific wage structures, and that active labour market policies can alleviate this problem. Five aspects are focused: The interaction of regional unemployment and wages based on the wage curve, the question how qualification patterns influence the regional wage level, the effectiveness of regional labour market policies, the impact of these policies on regional wage-setting, and the impact of employment service performance on real wages.
Author : Jaap Koning
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 27,17 MB
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781781953013
This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better targeting and by better-designed measures, more efficient implementation and delivery, and better performance by benchmarking the various implementation agencies involved.
Author : Jochen Kluve
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 31,50 MB
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540485589
Measures of Active Labor Market Policy - such as training, wage subsidies, public employment measures, and job search assistance - are widely used in European countries to combat unemployment. This study provides novel insight on this important policy issue by discussing the role of the European Commission's Employment Strategy, reviewing the experiences made in European states, and giving the first ever quantitative assessment of the existing cross-country evidence.
Author : Hartmut Lehmann
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Labor policy
ISBN :
Author : Lars CALMFORS
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,13 MB
Release : 1995
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Lars Calmfors
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 32,27 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Arbejdsløshed
ISBN :