Essays about: "Labor market programs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Labor market programs.

  1. 1. Subsidized employment and the symbolic segmentation of internal markets: An interview study with Swedish workers on wage subsidies on navigating dual labor markets.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Alexander Fäldtman; [2023]
    Keywords : wage subsidy; dual labor market; disability; criminal record; interactionism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of the study was to complement dual labor market research by qualitatively exploring how labor market segmentations may be understood beyond sociodemographics or inequalities of job quality. By interviewing 12 Swedish workers with wage subsidies I have found that access to high job quality may facilitate trajectories towards primary market sectors, but they are only relevant so far as the workers feel that they deserve access to good jobs. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Economic Assimilation of Immigrants : A Study on the Economic Assimilation of Foreign-Born Immigrants Based on a Fixed Effects OLS Model and Panel Data of 28 OECD Countries Between 2004–2018

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arezo Akbari; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic Assimilation; Immigration; OECD; Employment; Labor Economics;

    Abstract : For several decades, the subject of immigrants and the integration of them has been a highly debated subject, both in politics and research. As the number of immigrants only seems to increase, the relevance of economic assimilation does aswell. READ MORE

  4. 3. Entrepreneurship Challenges: Overpricing and Technological Roadblocks : An Analysis of Pakistan's Clothing Industry

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Jincy Kaleekal; Syed Shah Hassan; [2023]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Challenges; Overpricing; Technological Roadblocks; Clothing Industries in Pakistan;

    Abstract : Background and Problem Pakistan's clothing industry plays an important role in the country's economy; more than 60% of total exports and job possibilities are provided by the clothing industry in Pakistan. Small and medium-sized industries (SMEs) have increased in recent years, contributing to the industry's overall development (SMEs) throughout the last decade. READ MORE

  5. 4. Full-Time Activation Programs: Driving Productivity or Promoting Self-Sorting?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arian Mosaddegh; [2023]
    Keywords : Full-time Activation Programs; Difference-in-Differences; Workfare; Welfare Dependency; Unemployment Rate; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study investigates the impacts of full-time activation programs on unemployment and welfare dependency rates in Swedish municipalities. With a policy proposal by the current government to make full-time activation mandatory for welfare eligibility, this research examines the underlying perspectives of such programs and their effectiveness in integrating the unemployed into the labor market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Finnish Governmentality Investigated : Comparison of the Labor Market Policies in Two Government Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Pia Vähämaa; [2021]
    Keywords : Governmentality; Neoliberalization; Power; Unemployment; Welfare; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This comparative document analysis looks at the governmentality of the Finnish labor market policies (LMP’s). This study compares Sipilä’s and Marin’s government programs to see if there are differences. The focus is on depicting neoliberalization and power relations in the policies while investigating the framing of unemployment. READ MORE