An evaluation of active and passive labour market policy

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 783-793

  Kraft, Kornelius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT RATE; LABOUR MARKET POLICY; POLICY EVALUATION; TRAINING PROVISION; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT; WAGE SUBSIDY;

AUSTRIA; FRANCE; GERMANY; SWEDEN; UK; USA;

EID: 0031822913     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498325480     Document Type: Article

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