Connecting People with Jobs Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies in Finland
Connecting People with Jobs Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies in Finland

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-02-02

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 9264424989

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This report uses rich administrative data from different registers in Finland to evaluate the impact of two types of training available to jobseekers: labour market training; and self-motivated training. Training outcomes are examined that go beyond the probability of employment and how different population groups are affected.

Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation
Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation

Author: Nuno Crato

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 3319784617

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In the light of better and more detailed administrative databases, this open access book provides statistical tools for evaluating the effects of public policies advocated by governments and public institutions. Experts from academia, national statistics offices and various research centers present modern econometric methods for an efficient data-driven policy evaluation and monitoring, assess the causal effects of policy measures and report on best practices of successful data management and usage. Topics include data confidentiality, data linkage, and national practices in policy areas such as public health, education and employment. It offers scholars as well as practitioners from public administrations, consultancy firms and nongovernmental organizations insights into counterfactual impact evaluation methods and the potential of data-based policy and program evaluation.

Do Active Labor Market Policies Increase Employment?
Do Active Labor Market Policies Increase Employment?

Author: Mr.Marcello M. Estevão

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-12-01

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 1451875649

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Using panel data for 15 industrial countries, active labor market policies (ALMPs) are shown to have raised employment rates in the business sector in the 1990s, after controlling for many institutions, country-specific effects, and economic variables. Among such policies, direct subsidies to job creation were the most effective. ALMPs also affected employment rates by reducing real wages below levels allowed by technological growth, changes in the unemployment rate, and institutional and other economic factors. However, part of this wage moderation may be linked to a composition effect because policies were targeted to low-paid individuals. Whether ALMPs are cost-effective from a budgetary perspective remains to be determined, but they are certainly not substitutes for comprehensive institutional reforms.

Econometric Evaluation of Labour Market Policies
Econometric Evaluation of Labour Market Policies

Author: Michael Lechner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 364257615X

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Empirical measurement of impacts of active labour market programmes has started to become a central task of economic researchers. New improved econometric methods have been developed that will probably influence future empirical work in various other fields of economics as well. This volume contains a selection of original papers from leading experts, among them James J. Heckman, Noble Prize Winner 2000 in economics, addressing these econometric issues at the theoretical and empirical level. The theoretical part contains papers on tight bounds of average treatment effects, instrumental variables estimators, impact measurement with multiple programme options and statistical profiling. The empirical part provides the reader with econometric evaluations of active labour market programmes in Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Slovak Republic and Sweden.

Labour Market Reforms in Portugal 2011-15 A Preliminary Assessment
Labour Market Reforms in Portugal 2011-15 A Preliminary Assessment

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-02-21

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9264269576

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This report evaluates the comprehensive labour market reforms undertaken in Portugal in 2011-15. It reviews reforms in employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, activation, collective bargaining, minimum wages and working time, and assesses the available evidence on their impact.

Nordic Lessons for an Inclusive Recovery? Responses to the Impact of COVID-19 on the Labour Market
Nordic Lessons for an Inclusive Recovery? Responses to the Impact of COVID-19 on the Labour Market

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-03-16

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 9264608249

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This report examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nordic labour markets and the associated policy responses undertaken in the areas of unemployment benefits, job retention schemes, active labour market policies and skill development policies. The report discusses the details of these policy measures across Nordic countries and draws out the main lessons learned from their response to the crisis.

The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies
The Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies

Author: Jaap Koning

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2007-02-23

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781781953013

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This book argues that active labour market policies are necessary to improve the position of the unemployed but have so far performed relatively poorly. The contributing authors seek ways to improve active labour market policy and consider three means of doing so: improving the quality by better targeting and by better-designed measures, more efficient implementation and delivery, and better performance by benchmarking the various implementation agencies involved.

OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Latvia 2016
OECD Reviews of Labour Market and Social Policies: Latvia 2016

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2016-03-31

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9264250506

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Latvia has undergone major economic and social change since the early 1990s. Despite an exceptionally deep recession following the global financial crisis, impressive economic growth over the past two decades has narrowed income and productivity gaps relative to comparator countries in the OECD.