Labour Market Policy and Unemployment Insurance

Abstract

Part 1 Direct job creation - economic evaluation and lessons for the United States and Western Europe: employment and training policy - some theoretical considerations employment and training policy - macro-economic and exchange rate implications evaluation of job creation programmes what do we know about what works and for whom? conclusions and appendix cost-benefit rules for job-training programmes labour market training - the lesson from Swedish evaluations. Part 2 The economics of unemployment insurance - the case of Sweden: problems in insurance markets the Swedish system incentive effects unemployment insurance and income distribution aspects of optimal unemployment insurance.