January 01, 2012
with a chapter “Labor Market Policy in the Great Recession: Lessons from Denmark and Germany ” by John Schmitt
The goal of this book is to enable a better understanding of the consequences of long-term unemployment and the policies that are needed to address it. The contributors present research that examines the psychological as well as economic consequences of experiencing a prolonged spell of joblessness. Included are discussions of policies to increase job creation and to get the long-term unemployed back into jobs.