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Between the territory and the legacies: The politicization of active labour market policy in southern Europe [PDF]
, 2022 The literature concerning active labour market policy (ALMP) in advanced economies during the post-Fordist Age is very informative. Nevertheless, surprisingly, we know little about ALMP politicization.
Giuliani G. A., Raspanti D.
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Health effects of a youth labor market activation policy
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the health effects of a labor market activation policy in Sweden, the Youth Job Guarantee. To estimate causal effects, we implement a regression discontinuity design using the policy's age‐eligibility threshold, together with detailed administrative data on health‐related outcomes, including indicators of mental health.
Caroline Hall +3 more
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Street‐Level Policymaking: From Local Political Preferences to Welfare Policy Delivery
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Street‐level bureaucracy research argues that the local community shapes policy implementation. Yet, little is known about the impact of local political preferences on welfare policy application. This study extends this line of research examining how local political preferences in East Germany are linked to job centres' delivery of active ...
Veronika J. Knize +2 more
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Temporalités, 2019 Unemployment is not just an economic category but is constituted by governmentality (Foucault, 2010), most evidently by the increase of interventions into the lives of the unemployed through Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP).
Tom Boland, Ray Griffin
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Welfare Regimes, Subnational Territories and Dynamics of School‐To‐Work Transitions
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Comparative research on school‐to‐work transitions (SWT) mainly focused on cross‐country differences, while territorial variations among sub‐national territories in youth labour market and transitions outcomes have been underexplored. In this paper, we investigate the impact over time of national institutional configurations and regional ...
Ruggero Cefalo, Rosario Scandurra
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Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) and in‐work poverty (IWP) transitions in Europe. Using EU‐SILC longitudinal data (2017–2020) for 24 countries, combined with Eurostat data on social policy investment, we estimate effects of six ALMP subtypes and for different subsamples (male‐ and female ...
Alberto Fabra‐López
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Social Sciences, 2015 Among the most significant issues facing welfare states are the implications of economic globalization for employment policies. This issue is confronted from the viewpoint of workfarism, the incentives created by social policies for increasing ...
Ari-Matti Näätänen
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From Assessment to Employment: The Impact of Skills Tests on Reemployment Outcomes in Germany
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Validating non‐formal and informal learning is a key element of EU activation strategies, as emphasised in the 2012 EU Council Recommendation. This study examines the effects of Germany's MYSKILLS assessment for jobseekers without vocational credentials.
Anton Nivorozhkin, Markus Promberger
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Macroeconomic Effects of Active Labour Market Policies: A Novel Instrumental Variables Approach [PDF]
, 2022 This study evaluates the macroeconomic effects of active labour market policies (ALMP) in Germany over the period 2005 to 2018. We propose a novel identification strategy to overcome the simultaneity of ALMP and labour market outcomes at the regional ...
Unterhofer, Ulrike, Wunsch, Conny
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International Journal of Social Welfare, Volume 35, Issue 3, July 2026.Abstract To encourage transitions into employment or education, governments impose benefit sanctions on unemployed individuals who fail to comply with conditionality requirements. However, evidence on the effectiveness of such sanctions remains limited, particularly among young adults.
Jaakko Harkko +3 more
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