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Stepping stone or exit path: experimental evidence on training the long‐term unemployed
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study estimates the effects of an employment programme for disadvantaged unemployed individuals. The programme emphasized on‐the‐job training and contracting the unemployed for a few paid weekly work hours as a stepping stone into the labour market. Evaluated through a randomized controlled trial with 3,727 participants, the programme was
Jacob Nielsen Arendt, Iben Bolvig
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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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The Relationship Between Welfare and Capital Controls
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between welfare state and capital flow management. Complementing the literature on the implications of financial globalization for social protection, we argue that the coverage and priorities of welfare states matter more than the amount of spending when it comes to the degree of capital account ...
Martino Comelli, Pedro Perfeito da Silva
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Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on active labour market programmes (ALMPs) suggests the existence of selection and access biases. This article addresses one potential source of such biases: frontline caseworkers' allocation decisions. To investigate how client attributes affect allocation of ALMPs to young clients with reduced work capability, we conducted a pre ...
Vegar Bjørnshagen, Therese Dokken
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Social SciencesWith activation driving labour market policy, job-seekers are often offered subsidised employment on the condition that they fulfill certain obligations, such as job searching and participating in training.
Sofia Antera +3 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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The Effectiveness of Early Vacancy Information in the Presence of Monitoring and ALMP [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 This paper studies the effectiveness of vacancy information from the public employment services (PES) in Germany, focussing on vacancy information obtained early in the unemployment spell. As in many other countries, the German activation practice combines information provision with monitoring to increase the willingness to apply.
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From Assessment to Employment: The Impact of Skills Tests on Reemployment Outcomes in Germany
Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 6, Page 1183-1194, November 2026.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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Health effects of a youth labor market activation policy
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Volume 128, Issue 4, Page 898-938, October 2026.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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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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