Economic Renewal and Demographic Change : an Evaluation of Policies for Functioning Local Labour Markets in the Nordic Countries

• Main Authors: Edvardsson, Ingi Runar, Heikkilä, Elli, Johansson, Mats, Persson, Lars Olof, Schmidt, Torben Dall, Stambøl, Lasse Sigbjørn
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Siirtolaisuusinstituutti 2007
• Subjects: siirtolaisuus; työmarkkinat; väestönmuutokset; työllisyys; työpolitiikka; alueelliset erot; Pohjoismaat; migration (demography); labour market; demographic changes; employment; labour policy; regional differences; Nordic countries; työllisyyspolitiikka; työttömyys; väestö; väestötiede; talous; Norja; Ruotsi; Suomi; Tanska; Islanti; employment policy; unemployment; population; demography; economy; Norway; Sweden; Finland; Denmark; Iceland
• Online Access: https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/180143

Although unemployment is a persistent problem in several countries, the issue of labour shortages is now emerging as an increasingly stubborn obstacle to growth across Europe. The concurrence of relatively high levels of unemployment and labour shortages essentially reflects the highly differentiate...