Does activation work?

Bringing the Jobless into Work?: Experiences with Activation Schemes in Europe and the US

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 415-443

  Konle Seidl, R ^a   Eichhorst, W ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EMPLOYMENT RESEARCH IAB   (Germany)

^b IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 80053112251     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77435-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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