What benefits can be attained from an active labour market policy? Author Røed investigates and found that an active labour market policy is not only good for finding a job, but also for the quality of the job found. Choices still need to be made though: higher unemployment benefits, for example, increase the quality of the found job, but also the length of the period of unemployment. Activation measures boost the probability of finding a job quickly, but diminish its expected allowance.
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