Is there a threat effect of labour market programmes? A study of ALMP in the Danish UI system

Economic Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 513, 2006, Pages 738-750

  Geerdsen, Lars Pico ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR POLICY; SELF ASSESSMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 27844486034     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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