Labor Market Policies

The Effects of Active Labor Market Policies for Immigrants Receiving Social Assistance in Denmark

Jul 17, 2019 | Research Paper

We estimate the effect of active labour market programs on the exit rate to regular employment for non-western immigrants in Denmark who receive social assistance. We use the timing-of-events duration model and rich administrative data. We find large positive post...

Employment Barriers for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities:

Jul 16, 2019 | Report

Two major policy issues in the United States today are the persistently low employment rate of individuals with disabilities, coupled with dramatic growth in the public disability rolls. Research confirms that both of these trends are magnified among people with...

Do Active Labor Market Policies Promote the Well-Being, Health, and Social Capital of the Unemployed? Evidence from the UK

Jul 16, 2019 | Journal Article

In recent decades, one of the most notable developments in social policy has been the expansion of active labour market policies (ALMPs): training schemes that aim to speed up unemployed people’s return to the labour market. At the same time, academic and political...