International Journal of Manpower: Volume 25 Issue 5

Introduction: Britain's new deals

Neil Fraser

This paper introduces the active labour market policies or job search policies in the UK known as the New Deal, a major part of the Labour Government's package of welfare‐to‐work…

Are new deal employment initiatives on target?: Evidence from job search success in local labour markets

Ronald W. McQuaid, Malcolm Greig, John Adams

This paper tests the appropriateness of government employment policies in targeting specific groups of unemployed job seekers in the UK. A sample of 169 job seekers is divided…

New deal option effects on employment entry and unemployment exit: An evaluation using propensity score matching

Stephen Lissenburgh

This paper uses propensity score matching techniques to evaluate the impact of new deal options on the chances of exiting unemployment for a cohort of entrants to the new deal for…

Careers in a judicial hierarchy

Martin Schneider

This paper analyzes the careers of 230 professional judges in the German labor court system. Judges who are promoted early for the first time – “fast starters” – are more likely…

Training intensity and first labor market outcomes of apprenticeship graduates

Rob Euwals, Rainer Winkelmann

The apprenticeship system is the most important source of formal post‐secondary training in Germany. Using German register data – the IAB Employment Sample – it is found that…

Profit related pay in Italy: A microeconometric analysis

Gianni Amisano, Alessandra Del Boca

This paper investigates which company characteristics affect the decision to introduce profit‐sharing. Unlike most studies, this paper relies on a ten‐year panel. The results…