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Active labour market policy effects for women in Europe - a survey

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Annette Bergemann
Gerard van den Berg () (Institute for Fiscal Studies and Mannheim)

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We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labor market policies on individual labor market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skilltraining programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance, and employment subsidies. The results are remarkably uniform across studies. We relate the results to the relevant level of female labor force participation.

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Paper provided by Institute for Fiscal Studies in its series IFS Working Papers with number W06/26.

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Date of creation: Dec 2006
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Keywords: Job search; female labor supply; wages; unemployment; schooling; training;

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  1. Martin Biewen & Bernd Fitzenberger & Aderonke Osikominu & Marie Waller, 2007. "Which Program for Whom? Evidence on the Comparative Effectiveness of Public Sponsored Training Programs in Germany," IZA Discussion Papers 2885, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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