Income support systems, labour supply incentives and employment - some cross-country evidence
Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, Uppsala ; Forslund, Anders ; Fredriksson, Peter
IFAU - Uppsala
2009
23 p.
labour force participation ; labour supply ; work incentive ; labour market policy
Estonia ; Germany ; Italy ; Netherlands ; Sweden ; United Kingdom
Working paper
32
Labour market
English
Bibliogr.
"This paper summarizes a set of expert reports commissioned by the IFAU. The expert reports cover Estonia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. These countries represent range of welfare states, both in terms of scope and design. And in each country there are interesting experiences from which other countries may learn. The overall objective is to identify policy tools that help generate sustained increases in employment in the long run. Therefore, we focus on policies that improve the incentives for labour force participation and reduce the barriers to participation."
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