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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels
Albrecht, James W. (contributor);  … - 2005
The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002634363
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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels
Albrecht, James W. (contributor);  … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003335873
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Structural empirical analysis of vacancy referrals with imperfect monitoring and the strategic use of sickness absence
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Foerster, Hanno; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014429066
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Structural empirical analysis of vacancy referrals with imperfect monitoring and the strategic use of sickness absence
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Foerster, Hanno; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2023
This paper provides a structural analysis of the role of job vacancy referrals (VRs) by public employment agencies in the job search behavior of unemployed individuals, incorporating institutional features of the monitoring of search behavior by the agencies. Notably, rejections of VRs may lead...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014391203
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A structural analysis of vacancy referrals with imperfect monitoring and the strategic use of sickness absence
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Foerster, Hanno; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012805196
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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels
Albrecht, James W.; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, … - 2004
The Swedish adult education program called Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573436
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Persistencies in the labour market
Frijters, Paul; Lindeboom, Maarten; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2009
transition rates. We focus on hysteresis effects of the durations and incidence of previous spells out of work. We estimate … rates to work, and sometimes also from work. The quantitative magnitude of persistency and hysteresis effects on inequality … is modest. -- Duration analysis ; hysteresis ; inequality ; wages ; unemployment ; hazard rates ; employment ; income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003814285
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Monitoring job offer decisions, punishments, exit to work, and job quality
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vikström, Johan - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 116 (2014) 2, pp. 284-334
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The matching method for treatment evaluation with selective participation and ineligibles
Costa Dias, Monica; Ichimura, Hidehiko; Berg, Gerard J. … - 2010
The matching method for treatment evaluation does not balance selective unobserved differences between treated and non-treated. We derive a simple correction term if there is an instrument that shifts the treatment probability to zero in specific cases. Within the same framework we also suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008747003
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Sanktioner i arbetslöshetsförsäkringen
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vikström, Johan - In: Ekonomisk debatt 38 (2010) 1, pp. 47-59
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