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Job Centers: Are Finders Keepers? A Note From Japan

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Do job centers help unemployed people to find and keep jobs? Using the results of a unique survey by the Japanese government, this note examines the employment success of job center clients. Success in finding and keeping jobs varies systematically across distinct subgroups. Moreover, job center clients were not particularly successful in finding work that fit their qualifications. (JEL J60, J68, J40)

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  • Scott M. Fuess, 2010. "Job Centers: Are Finders Keepers? A Note From Japan," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 28(1), pages 136-143, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:28:y:2010:i:1:p:136-143
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00168.x
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    JEL classification:

    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General

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