Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75900 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 675
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The Swedish experiences of the 1990s provide a unique example of how large-scale active labour market programmes (ALMPs) have been used as a means to fight high unemployment. This paper surveys the empirical studies of the effects of ALMPs in Sweden. On the whole, ALMPs have probably reduced open unemployment, but also reduced regular employment. The overall policy conclusion is that ALMPs of the scale used in Sweden in the 1990s are not an efficient means of employment policy. To be effective, ALMPs should be used on a smaller scale.
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Working Paper
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