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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development?: the dynamic effects of alternative training schemes
This study evaluates and compares the effectiveness of two alternative training schemes for the unemployed: short, ... Show more
Date: 2009
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
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The impact of active labour market policy on post-unemployment outcomes: evidence from a social experiment in Denmark
While job search theory predicts that active labour market policies (ALMPs) can affect post-unemployment outcomes, ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Denmark; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Labour market; Policy; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
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The changing nature of the school-to-work transition process in OECD countries
Despite the fact that today’s young cohorts are smaller in number and better educated than their older counterparts ... Show more
Date: 2007
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Innovation; Performance ... [+] Show more
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Skill policies for Scotland
This paper argues that skill formation is a life-cycle process and develops the implications of this insight for Sc ... Show more
Date: 2004
Geographic subjects: Europe; Great Britain; Scotland
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Skills and knowledge; Income ... [+] Show more
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Youth labour markets in Europe and Central Asia
Transition to the market economy in [Europe and Central Asia] ECA opened up a range of potential opportunities for ... Show more
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Asia; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Youth; Employment; Economics ... [+] Show more
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Unintended effects of a family-friendly law in a segmented labor market
Family-friendly laws may backfire if not all workers with access to the policies use them. Because these policies a ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Spain; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Gender; Culture and society ... [+] Show more
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The employment of mothers: recent developments and their determinants in East and West Germany
We apply German Mikrozensus data for the period 1996 to 2004 to investigate the employment status of mothers. Speci ... Show more
Date: 2011
Geographic subjects: Germany; Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Employment; Gender; Policy ... [+] Show more
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From the shortage of jobs to the shortage of skilled workers: labor markets in the EU new Member States
Labor markets in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe underwent a dramatic transformation. Notabl ... Show more
Date: 2007
Geographic subjects: Europe
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Statistics; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Swedish labor market training and the duration of unemployment
The vocational employment training program is the most ambitious and expensive training program in Sweden and a cor ... Show more
Date: 2006
Geographic subjects: Europe; Sweden
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Labour market; Statistics ... [+] Show more
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Active labor market policy effects in a dynamic setting
This paper implements a method to identify and estimate treatment effects in a dynamic setting where treatments may ... Show more
Date: 2008
Geographic subjects: Europe; France
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Series name: IZA discussion paper
Subjects: Participation; Labour market; Outcomes ... [+] Show more