Effective active labor market policies
By: by Jan Boone, Jan C. van Ours.
Contributors: Ours, J. C. van.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1335; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1335
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Manpower policy -- OECD countries.; Occupational training -- OECD countries.
Description: "We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of different types of active labor market policies (ALMP). In our empirical analysis we use data on 20 OECD countries covering the time period 1985-1999. We find that labor market training is the most effective program to bring down unemployment. Public employment services have some impact while subsidized jobs are not effective at all. Our theory considers ALMP in the context of a search-matching model"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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