, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. These countries represent range of welfare states, both in terms of … objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus …. -- Labour force participation ; employment ; income support ; long-run sustainability …

on as a major means of raising employment and participation in the long run. -- Labour supply ; taxes ; income support …

, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. These countries represent range of welfare states, both in terms of … objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus …

) have been used as a means to fight high unemployment. This paper discusses the mechanisms through which ALMPs affect (un)employment … participation; (iii) subsidised employment seems to cause displacement of regular employment, whereas this appears not to be the …) in the 1990s, training programmes seem not to have enhanced the employment probabilities of participants, whereas some …

of labor market programs on youth employment. We find that the slump in the 1990s has been associated with dramatic … and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much … for labor by skill attributable to technological innovation. The employment crisis has been met by an unprecedented …

The Swedish employment rate is high in an international comparison and has been rising during recent decades. This … survey in this report suggests that the main drivers of the high and rising Swedish employment rates can be found in policies …