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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"active labor market policies"”.
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Empirical essays on job search behavior, active labor market policies, and propensity score balancing methods
… Chapter 2 of the dissertation addresses the labor market effects of vacancy information during the early stages of unemployment. The outcomes considered are the speed of exit from unemployment, the effects on the quality of employment and the short-and medium-term effects on active labor …
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Flexible or Secure Jobs?: Young Workers and Internships in Ireland and Spain
… European countries have increasingly relied on Active Labor Market Policies (ALMPs) as a mechanism to increase the employability of the unemployed. Following the 2008 economic crisis, ALMPs were increasingly relied on by Ireland and Spain as a strategy to assist and improve unemployed young …
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Essays in oil, conflict, and the development of resource-rich countries
… topics in the political economy of global oil markets and the development of resource-rich countries. The first chapter examines the effect of Saudi Arabia's crude pricing policies on the political behavior of U.S. firms. Between 1991 and 2003, Saudi Aramco sold its crude to U.S. refineries at …
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Essays on the transition from unemployment to employment with a special emphasis on start-up subsidies in Germany
The promotion of self-employment as part of active labor market policies is considered to be one of the most important unemployment support schemes in Germany. Against this background the main part of this thesis contributes to the evaluation of start-up support schemes within ALMP. Chapter 2 and 4 …
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Essays on job search behavior and labor market policies
… spend substantial shares of their GDP on labor market policies, while in recent years there has been a shift from passive measures, such as transfer payments, towards more activating elements which aim to promote the reintegration into the labor market. Although, there exists a wide range …
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Unemployment and active labor market policy : new evidence on start-up subsidies, marginal employment and programs for youth unemployed
… spend significant shares of their budget on Active Labor Market Policies (ALMP). To improve the allocation and design of ALMP it is essential for policy makers to have reliable evidence on the effectiveness of such programs available. Although the number of studies has been increased during …