, further action is necessary. The IZA concept includes the following elements: (1) Education reform: Early childhood education … must be improved. Social background should no longer determine future career prospects. More independence and competition … between schools and universities would improve the quality of education. Selection of students into different secondary school …

accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital … account (covering education and training), and a health account (covering insurance against sickness and disability). Instead … may be expected to play a substantial role in reducing unemployment, encouraging labour force participation, promoting …

We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB) systems by an unemployment … balances in these accounts are available to them during periods of unemployment. The government is able to undertake balanced … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …

We explore the far-reaching implications of replacing current unemployment benefit (UB)systems by an unemployment … balances in these accounts are available to them during periods of unemployment. The government is able to undertake balanced … model for the high unemployment countries of Europe. Our results suggest that this policy reform would significantly change …

We present a proposal for reforming unemployment assistance in Germany through the introduction of unemployment … accounts (UAs). Instead of paying taxes that finance the unemployment assistance, employed people make ongoing contributions to … their UAs and can make withdrawals from these accounts during periods of unemployment. The aim of this policy proposal is to …

are effective for recipients of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Using a randomized controlled trial, this paper …

new skills will be needed, and how existing jobs will change; (ii) upgrading education and professional training schemes …

will change; (ii) upgrading education and professional training schemes; (iii) reforming labor market institutions to …

An important question in the dynamic European wholesale markets for electricity is whether to define the geographical …

The European Commission is introducing new regulations on submission and publication of data in electricity markets … immediacy. I conclude that to achieve the aims of efficiently functioning wholesale electricity markets, fair and non …-discriminatory access to data and a coherent and consistent view of the European wholesale electricity market, it does not seem advisable to …