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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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Street‐Level Policymaking: From Local Political Preferences to Welfare Policy Delivery
Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 5, Page 915-925, September 2026.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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Welfare Regimes, Subnational Territories and Dynamics of School‐To‐Work Transitions
Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 5, Page 941-954, September 2026.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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Investment Approach to Active Labour Market Policy: How It Works for Employers and Employees
Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of EconomicsGovernments often view labour market measures as primarily aimed at employees, but are employees truly the main beneficiaries of active labour market policies (ALMPs)? Unlike passive labour market policies, which provide direct payments to the unemployed,
Sergey Mazol, Aleh Mazol
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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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Employers and the Implementation of Active Labor Market Policies
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Active labor market policies (ALMPs) are an important instrument for governments in dealing with the new challenges of globalization, flexibilization, and individualization of labor markets.
Thomas Bredgaard, Jon Lystlund Halkjær
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Obesity Science &Practice, Volume 12, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background Obesity is a major public health crisis in Mexico. With internet usage rapidly increasing, digital health interventions present a clear opportunity for treating obesity. This study addressed a key gap in research by evaluating a web‐based Intensive Lifestyle Modification intervention adapted from the Diabetes Prevention Program for ...
Alma Lorena Ruelas Yanes +7 more
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Chronic Unemployment: A New Concept for Capturing Weak Labor Market Attachment
Nordic Journal of Working Life StudiesIn this article, we develop, unfold, and explore the concept of ‘chronic unemployment’ to capture a segment that is weakly attached to the labor market because of repeated spells of unemployment, interrupted only by shorter intervals of temporary ...
Simo Aho +4 more
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Justice Between Coexisting Generations: Birth Cohorts or Age Groups?
Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 383-392, May 2026.ABSTRACT This paper will deal with intergenerational justice, focusing on the relationship between coexisting generations. The first section will be reserved for some conceptual clarifications on the concept of justice, on the distinction between age groups and birth cohorts, and on the specificity of age as a category for apportioning benefits and ...
Anna Elisabetta Galeotti
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Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 506-517, May 2026.ABSTRACT Evidence‐based supported employment (SE) is increasingly implemented in Danish public employment services (PES), which can create conflicts between old and new ways of working. Our study examines the implementation of an SE intervention based on modified Individual Placement and Support (IPS) in three Danish municipal job centres.
Julia Salado‐Rasmussen +2 more
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