What Works Among Active Labour Market Policies

Author : Peter Auer,Ümit Efendioğlu,Janine Leschke
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 922115789X

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Active Labour Market Policies Around the World by Peter Auer,Ümit Efendioğlu,Janine Leschke Pdf

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 : John P. Martin,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Labor market
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021664854

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What Works Among Active Labour Market Policies by John P. Martin,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee Pdf

Author : Mr.Marcello M. Estevão
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451875645

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Do Active Labor Market Policies Increase Employment? by Mr.Marcello M. Estevão Pdf

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 : Jaap Koning
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1781953015

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The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies by Jaap Koning Pdf

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 : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264181632

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Policies Towards Full Employment by OECD Pdf

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 : Jochen Kluve,David Card,Michael Fertig,Marek Góra,Lena Jacobi,Peter Jensen,Reelika Leetmaa,Leonhard Nima,Eleonora Patacchini,Sandra Schaffner,Christoph M. Schmidt,Bas van der Klaauw,Andrea Weber
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540485582

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Active Labor Market Policies in Europe by Jochen Kluve,David Card,Michael Fertig,Marek Góra,Lena Jacobi,Peter Jensen,Reelika Leetmaa,Leonhard Nima,Eleonora Patacchini,Sandra Schaffner,Christoph M. Schmidt,Bas van der Klaauw,Andrea Weber Pdf

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 : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Labor policy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Active Labour Market Policies in the Oecd and in Selected Transition Economies by Hartmut Lehmann Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264393585

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Connecting People with Jobs Improving the Provision of Active Labour Market Policies in Estonia by OECD Pdf

This report on Estonia is the seventh country study published in a series of reports looking into how policies connect people with jobs. It discusses the set-up and performance of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in Estonia.

Author : Patrick A. Puhani
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642586859

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Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies by Patrick A. Puhani Pdf

Most governments in today's market economies spend significant sums of money on labour market programmes. The declared aims of these programmes are to increase the re-employment chances of the unemployed. This book investigates which active labour market programmes in Poland are value for money and which are not. To this end, modern statistical methods are applied to both macro- and microeconomic data. It is shown that training programmes increase, whereas job subsidies and public works decrease the re-employment opportunities of the unemployed. In general, all active labour market policy effects are larger in absolute size for men than for women. By surveying previous studies in the field and outlining the major statistical approaches that are employed in the evaluation literature, the book can be of help to any student interested in programme evaluation irrespective of the paticular programme or country concerned.

Author : Jo Ingold,Patrick McGurk
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781529223026

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Employer Engagement by Jo Ingold,Patrick McGurk Pdf

Active labour market policies aim to assist people not in work to move into employment through a range of interventions including job search, preparation, training and in-work support and development. While policies, programmes and scholarship predominantly focus on jobseekers’ engagement with these initiatives, this book is the first text to shed light on the employer’s perspective. Bringing together renowned scholars from social and public policy and human resource management, the book draws on empirical research, comparative case studies and real-life examples from practice, providing a comprehensive analysis of this under-explored issue. This go-to resource will inform HRM and public policy scholarship and promote collaborations between the disciplines.

Author : Eithne Mclaughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134899531

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Understanding Unemployment by Eithne Mclaughlin Pdf

This book argues that unemployment is symptomatic of an inherently inefficient labour market founded on structured inequalities of locality, sex, race and age. It provides a multidisciplinary explanation of why unemployment has been a continuing crisis, suitable for students in many disciplines.

Author : Christoph Hilbert
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783832520465

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Unemployment, Wages, and the Impact of Active Labour Market Policies in a Regional Perspective by Christoph Hilbert Pdf

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 : International Labor Office
Publisher : International Labor Office
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9221303799

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What Works by International Labor Office Pdf

Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved significant economic, labor market, and social progress in recent decades. However, progress has begun to slow on a number of fronts that will challenge the ability of policy-makers to sustain these gains. In this context, active labor market policies (ALMPs) can play a central role by improving workers’ employability, contributing--directly or indirectly--to productive employment creation. A number of Latin American countries have embraced this policy shift and, as a result, there has been a marked increase in public expenditures on ALMPs in the past two decades. This new report, part of the Studies on Growth with Equity series, examines the effectiveness of ALMPs implemented in Latin America. After reviewing the main labor market and social trends in the region, the report presents a new comprehensive compendium of ALMPs implemented in selected Latin American countries during the last twenty years. It also discusses the results of a systematic review of existing evidence on ALMPs in the region and provides new findings on what works in this area, notably an assessment of policies carried out in Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.

Author : Marius Heil
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783346364593

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Active Labour Market Policies in Germany and Denmark. A comparison by Marius Heil Pdf

Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,0, Vytautas Magnus University, language: English, abstract: In the following Essay the authors wants to compare the two geographic neighbors Denmark and Germany and their different measures of active labour market policies that they have implemented in their systems. Active labour market policies have a long history that is going back to the so-called Rehn-Meidner model which was born in the 1960`s in Sweden, but the research about this topic is not that old and goes back with its begins to the the years between 1990 and 2000. On the one hand, when you think about nowadays research literature the most experts agree that the champion of ALMPs comes from Denmark. This small nordic country is often seen as a paradigm and model at ALMPs. On the other hand we have Germany, a country with a booming economy and every year new records with total numbers of employments. Both countries have strongly developed economies and low unemployment rates. The author wants to compare these successful countries and wants to focus on the impact of Active Labour Market Policies. Unemployment is one of the biggest problems in every nations economy. How is it possible to get as much as possible people in longterm employment. How can you help to prevent long-term unemployment? How can you prepare your human capital well for the labor market trough life-long-learning in a fast-paced world? And how can guarantee a certain flexibility on the other side for your open, globalized and innovative economy? So what are the right measures to achieve your labor market policy goals?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Employment agencies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020983305

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Labour Market Policies by Anonim Pdf