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Moving targets: Target groups of active labour market policies and transitions to employment in Europe
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Abstract This study drew on recurrent debates related to labour market mobility among the unemployed and those outside the labour force and asked to what extent active labour market policies (ALMP) increase employment in these two groups. By utilising new programme-level data on ALMP, the study analysed the ... view more
This study drew on recurrent debates related to labour market mobility among the unemployed and those outside the labour force and asked to what extent active labour market policies (ALMP) increase employment in these two groups. By utilising new programme-level data on ALMP, the study analysed the impact of core programmes directed towards registered unemployed; peripheral programmes that target the inactive part of the working age population; and mixed programmes targeting both groups. The programme data were combined with individual-level panel data from the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions and analysed using multilevel analysis. The main results show that both resources devoted to programmes and their size were related to employment transitions. Transitions among the unemployed were mainly associated with spending on core programmes, whereas the inactive seemed to benefit from increased spending on all types of programmes, as well as increased scope of mixed programmes.... view less
Keywords
labor market policy; social policy; employment; unemployment; comparative research; mobility
Classification
Labor Market Policy
Free Keywords
EU-SILC; ALMP; comparative analysis; labour market mobility
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 270-284
Journal
International Journal of Social Welfare, 29 (2019) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12421
ISSN
1468-2397
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed