This second volume from the Swedish Trade Union Research Institute looks at recent research on labour market policies. The question of the extent of government intervention is examined between the two extremes of the effects of unrestricted and unhampered markets, and the old Keynesian view of benevolent governments. Job creation policies and labour market programmes both in Europe and the USA are reviewed and cost-benefit rules for job-training programmes are proposed. The study pays particular attention to the situation of unemployment in Sweden, which is low in comparison to many OECD economies. The authors analyze the links between the extension of unemployment insurance benefits and the duration and flow of unemployment in Sweden. They also discuss general issues concerning unemployment insurance and incentives.
- ISBN10 0198283237
- ISBN13 9780198283232
- Publish Date 1 May 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 November 1998
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Imprint Clarendon Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 213
- Language English