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Long-term Unemployed (long-term + unemployed)

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Business, Economics, Finance and Accounting	50%

Selected Abstracts

An exploratory study of the perceptions and experiences of further education amongst the young long-term unemployed

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 5 2002
Bruce Bolam
Abstract The aim of this study was to explore, in depth, the perceptions and experiences of Further Education (FE) amongst the young long-term unemployed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 long-term unemployed youths of 18,25 years of age divided into three groups: those with no experience of FE; those having recently dropped out of FE; and those currently studying in FE. Grounded theoretical analysis highlighted the importance of both responses to and institutional aspects of unemployment. The impact of unemployment, poor previous educational experience and perceived irrelevance of FE are key barriers to learning. Those that enter FE may drop out as a result of both material and psychosocial factors. Those that stay on commonly emphasize both social support and personal agency in decision-making alongside positive evaluations of FE. In conclusion, limitations of the findings, policy and practical recommendations for successful widening of participation in FE amongst this group are considered. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Venture Capital Availability and Labor Market Performance in Industrial Countries: Evidence Based on Survey Data

KYKLOS INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, Issue 1 2010
Horst Feldmann
SUMMARY This paper finds that more readily available venture capital is likely to have lowered unemployment rates and raised employment rates in industrial countries over the period 1982 to 2003. More readily available venture capital is also likely to have lowered the share of long-term unemployed in the total number of unemployed. The magnitude of the effects appears to have been substantial. To measure access to venture capital, we use answers from surveys of senior business executives. We also employ a large number of control variables. Our regression results are robust to variations in specification and sample size. [source]

Labour Market Policies and Long-term Unemployment in a Flow Model of the Australian Labour Market

AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC PAPERS, Issue 2 2003
Ric D. Herbert
This paper develops a general equilibrium job matching model, which is used to assess the impact of active labour market policies, reductions in unemployment benefits and reductions in worker bargaining power on long-term unemployment and other key macro variables. The model is calibrated using Australian data. Simulation experiments are conducted through impulse response analysis. The simulations suggest that active labour market programs (ALMPs) targeted at the long-term unemployed have a small net impact and produce adverse spillover effects on short-term unemployment. Reducing the level of unemployment benefits relative to wages and worker bargaining power have more substantial effects on total and long-term unemployment and none of the spillover effects of ALMPs. [source]