Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey

Bergemann, Annette; van den Berg, Gerard J.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.939501

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Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2365

21 Pages Posted: 24 Oct 2006

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Annette Bergemann

University of Bristol - Department of Economics; IZA Institute of Labor Economics; IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation

Gerard J. van den Berg

University of Groningen; VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); IZA Institute of Labor Economics; Tinbergen Institute

Date Written: October 2006

Abstract

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 skill-training 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.

Keywords: job search, female labor supply, wages, unemployment, schooling, training, monitoring, participation

JEL Classification: J08, J22, J16, J64, J68, J78

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Bergemann, Annette and van den Berg, Gerard J., Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey (October 2006). IZA Discussion Paper No. 2365, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=939501 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.939501