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A reform agenda for improving the delivery of ALMPs in the MENA region

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  • Diego Angel-Urdinola
  • Rene Leon-Solano

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  • Diego Angel-Urdinola & Rene Leon-Solano, 2013. "A reform agenda for improving the delivery of ALMPs in the MENA region," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 2(1), pages 1-25, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:izalpo:v:2:y:2013:i:1:p:1-25:10.1186/2193-9004-2-13
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    Keywords

    Labor policy; labor markets; unemployment; training; labor regulation; school-to-job transition;
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    JEL classification:

    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General

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