Active Labor Market Policies in Europe: Performance and Perspectives / Edition 1

by Jochen Kluve, David Card, Michael Fertig, Marek Gïra, Lena Jacobi

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540485575
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	02/21/2007
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

The European Employment Strategy.- An Overview of Active Labor Market Policies.- The Methodology of Program Evaluation.- Reports from Selected EU25 Member States.- The Effectiveness of European ALMPs.- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews: “The book presents the results of a cross-country study on the effectiveness of active labour market policies. … A main function of the book is certainly to provide condensed information on the design of active labour market policies in a number of countries a well as information about their estimated effectiveness. … used as a quick reference when searching information in this field … . Summing up, the book covers lots of interesting material.” (Gesine Stephan, Papers in Regional Science, Vol. 87 (3), August, 2008)

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