Edited by Daniel Clegg, Professor of Comparative Social Policy and Niccolo Durazzi, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Social Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK

‘This new Handbook is an impressive volume that brings together leading scholars in labour market policy research. It not only provides a fresh view on long-debated topics in labour market policy design and implementation, but it also widens the perspective to include new topics, updated comparative evidence and political economy issues. Everyone interested in learning about contemporary labour market policies from different angles should have a look at this book.’

• Contents: 1 Introduction: labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research 1Daniel Clegg and Niccolo DurazziPART I CORE CONCEPTS2 The rise and demise of unemployment 14Jérôme Gautié3 Insider-outsider divides in rich democracies: labour market policies, new inequalities and attitudes 27Hanna Schwander4 Activation: a research topic in its own right? 44Jochen Clasen and Clara Mascarò5 The academic and policy roots of flexicurity and its pathways 54Sonja Bekker and Janine Leschke6 Assessing labour market policy change 68Emanuele Ferragina, Federico Danilo Filetti and Alessandro ArrigoniPART II CHANGING CONTEXTS7 Macroeconomic regimes and labour market policies 88Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke8 Women, work, and labour market policy 103Sonja Avlijaš9 Labour market policy in the era of mass migration: perspectives on Europe 116Gemma Scalise10 Technological change and labour market policy preferences 132David Weisstanner11 Putting the platform economy in its place: contested regulatory terrains 148Alessio Bertolini, Matt Cole and Shelly StewardPART III ACTORS12 Political parties and labour market policies 161Reimut Zohlnhöfer and Linda Voigt13 Trade unions and the evolution of labour market policy 177Joshua Gordon and Dennie Oude Nijhuis14 Employers and labour market policy 193Sabrina Colombo, David Natali and Emmanuele Pavolini15 International organisations: policy agendas and transfer mechanisms in global labour governance 206Vicente Silva16 The European Union: a significant player in labour policymaking 219Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne and Darragh GoldenPART IV JOB AND INCOME SECURITY17 Minimum wages: by collective bargaining and by law 235Georg Picot18 Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets? 249Agnieszka Piasna19 The parabola of unemployment insurance in advanced democracies 264Daniel Clegg and Larissa Nenning20 The rise of in-work benefits: policy, politics and evaluation 280Joan Abbas and Ewan Robertson21 From early retirement to later exit from work: shifting towards active ageing 295Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Kun Lee22 Universal basic income: the new political economy of an old idea 309Leire Rincon and Tim VlandasPART V EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT23 Skill formation: part of and complement to the labour market policy mix? 327Donato Di Carlo and Niccolo Durazzi24 Effects and explanations of active labour market policy: theoretical and empirical challenges for cross-national research 343Axel Cronert25 Public employment services: mapping reform trends in advanced democracies 360Timo Weishaupt26 The changing role of frontline employment advisors 374Rik van Berkel27 Predictive algorithms in the delivery of public employment services 387John Körtner and Giuliano BonoliPART VI REGIONAL EXPERIENCES28 Liberal labour markets at the crossroads: the cases of Australia and New Zealand 400Shaun Wilson29 Labour market policy reform in East Asia: from economic crises to welfare politics 417Ijin Hong, Chung-Yang Yeh and Jaewook Nahm30 Canada and the United States: labour market policies and varieties of federalism in two liberal welfare states 435Daniel Béland, Shannon Dinan, and Alex Waddan31 Labour market policy in the Visegrad countries 449Michał Polakowski32 Labour market policy reforms in Southern Europe: too much of the wrong medicine? 463Arianna Tassinari, Fabio Bulfone and Angie GagoPART VII IMPACTS33 Labour market policies and social inequality in labour market outcomes 479Thomas Biegert34 Poor workers in advanced democracies: on the nature of in-work poverty and its relationship to labour market policies 495Rod Hick and Ive Marx35 Labour market policies as a social determinant of wellbeing 508Elke Heins36 Labour market problems and political integration 523Paul MarxIndex 536

Edited by Daniel Clegg, Professor of Comparative Social Policy and Niccolo Durazzi, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Social Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK

‘This new Handbook is an impressive volume that brings together leading scholars in labour market policy research. It not only provides a fresh view on long-debated topics in labour market policy design and implementation, but it also widens the perspective to include new topics, updated comparative evidence and political economy issues. Everyone interested in learning about contemporary labour market policies from different angles should have a look at this book.’

• Contents: 1 Introduction: labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research 1Daniel Clegg and Niccolo DurazziPART I CORE CONCEPTS2 The rise and demise of unemployment 14Jérôme Gautié3 Insider-outsider divides in rich democracies: labour market policies, new inequalities and attitudes 27Hanna Schwander4 Activation: a research topic in its own right? 44Jochen Clasen and Clara Mascarò5 The academic and policy roots of flexicurity and its pathways 54Sonja Bekker and Janine Leschke6 Assessing labour market policy change 68Emanuele Ferragina, Federico Danilo Filetti and Alessandro ArrigoniPART II CHANGING CONTEXTS7 Macroeconomic regimes and labour market policies 88Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke8 Women, work, and labour market policy 103Sonja Avlijaš9 Labour market policy in the era of mass migration: perspectives on Europe 116Gemma Scalise10 Technological change and labour market policy preferences 132David Weisstanner11 Putting the platform economy in its place: contested regulatory terrains 148Alessio Bertolini, Matt Cole and Shelly StewardPART III ACTORS12 Political parties and labour market policies 161Reimut Zohlnhöfer and Linda Voigt13 Trade unions and the evolution of labour market policy 177Joshua Gordon and Dennie Oude Nijhuis14 Employers and labour market policy 193Sabrina Colombo, David Natali and Emmanuele Pavolini15 International organisations: policy agendas and transfer mechanisms in global labour governance 206Vicente Silva16 The European Union: a significant player in labour policymaking 219Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne and Darragh GoldenPART IV JOB AND INCOME SECURITY17 Minimum wages: by collective bargaining and by law 235Georg Picot18 Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets? 249Agnieszka Piasna19 The parabola of unemployment insurance in advanced democracies 264Daniel Clegg and Larissa Nenning20 The rise of in-work benefits: policy, politics and evaluation 280Joan Abbas and Ewan Robertson21 From early retirement to later exit from work: shifting towards active ageing 295Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Kun Lee22 Universal basic income: the new political economy of an old idea 309Leire Rincon and Tim VlandasPART V EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT23 Skill formation: part of and complement to the labour market policy mix? 327Donato Di Carlo and Niccolo Durazzi24 Effects and explanations of active labour market policy: theoretical and empirical challenges for cross-national research 343Axel Cronert25 Public employment services: mapping reform trends in advanced democracies 360Timo Weishaupt26 The changing role of frontline employment advisors 374Rik van Berkel27 Predictive algorithms in the delivery of public employment services 387John Körtner and Giuliano BonoliPART VI REGIONAL EXPERIENCES28 Liberal labour markets at the crossroads: the cases of Australia and New Zealand 400Shaun Wilson29 Labour market policy reform in East Asia: from economic crises to welfare politics 417Ijin Hong, Chung-Yang Yeh and Jaewook Nahm30 Canada and the United States: labour market policies and varieties of federalism in two liberal welfare states 435Daniel Béland, Shannon Dinan, and Alex Waddan31 Labour market policy in the Visegrad countries 449Michał Polakowski32 Labour market policy reforms in Southern Europe: too much of the wrong medicine? 463Arianna Tassinari, Fabio Bulfone and Angie GagoPART VII IMPACTS33 Labour market policies and social inequality in labour market outcomes 479Thomas Biegert34 Poor workers in advanced democracies: on the nature of in-work poverty and its relationship to labour market policies 495Rod Hick and Ive Marx35 Labour market policies as a social determinant of wellbeing 508Elke Heins36 Labour market problems and political integration 523Paul MarxIndex 536

Edited by Daniel Clegg, Professor of Comparative Social Policy and Niccolo Durazzi, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Social Policy, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK

‘This new Handbook is an impressive volume that brings together leading scholars in labour market policy research. It not only provides a fresh view on long-debated topics in labour market policy design and implementation, but it also widens the perspective to include new topics, updated comparative evidence and political economy issues. Everyone interested in learning about contemporary labour market policies from different angles should have a look at this book.’

• Contents: 1 Introduction: labour market policy as a field of government action and an object of research 1Daniel Clegg and Niccolo DurazziPART I CORE CONCEPTS2 The rise and demise of unemployment 14Jérôme Gautié3 Insider-outsider divides in rich democracies: labour market policies, new inequalities and attitudes 27Hanna Schwander4 Activation: a research topic in its own right? 44Jochen Clasen and Clara Mascarò5 The academic and policy roots of flexicurity and its pathways 54Sonja Bekker and Janine Leschke6 Assessing labour market policy change 68Emanuele Ferragina, Federico Danilo Filetti and Alessandro ArrigoniPART II CHANGING CONTEXTS7 Macroeconomic regimes and labour market policies 88Bob Hancké and Toon Van Overbeke8 Women, work, and labour market policy 103Sonja Avlijaš9 Labour market policy in the era of mass migration: perspectives on Europe 116Gemma Scalise10 Technological change and labour market policy preferences 132David Weisstanner11 Putting the platform economy in its place: contested regulatory terrains 148Alessio Bertolini, Matt Cole and Shelly StewardPART III ACTORS12 Political parties and labour market policies 161Reimut Zohlnhöfer and Linda Voigt13 Trade unions and the evolution of labour market policy 177Joshua Gordon and Dennie Oude Nijhuis14 Employers and labour market policy 193Sabrina Colombo, David Natali and Emmanuele Pavolini15 International organisations: policy agendas and transfer mechanisms in global labour governance 206Vicente Silva16 The European Union: a significant player in labour policymaking 219Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne and Darragh GoldenPART IV JOB AND INCOME SECURITY17 Minimum wages: by collective bargaining and by law 235Georg Picot18 Employment protection legislation: towards more inclusive or segmented labour markets? 249Agnieszka Piasna19 The parabola of unemployment insurance in advanced democracies 264Daniel Clegg and Larissa Nenning20 The rise of in-work benefits: policy, politics and evaluation 280Joan Abbas and Ewan Robertson21 From early retirement to later exit from work: shifting towards active ageing 295Bernhard Ebbinghaus and Kun Lee22 Universal basic income: the new political economy of an old idea 309Leire Rincon and Tim VlandasPART V EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION AND SUPPORT23 Skill formation: part of and complement to the labour market policy mix? 327Donato Di Carlo and Niccolo Durazzi24 Effects and explanations of active labour market policy: theoretical and empirical challenges for cross-national research 343Axel Cronert25 Public employment services: mapping reform trends in advanced democracies 360Timo Weishaupt26 The changing role of frontline employment advisors 374Rik van Berkel27 Predictive algorithms in the delivery of public employment services 387John Körtner and Giuliano BonoliPART VI REGIONAL EXPERIENCES28 Liberal labour markets at the crossroads: the cases of Australia and New Zealand 400Shaun Wilson29 Labour market policy reform in East Asia: from economic crises to welfare politics 417Ijin Hong, Chung-Yang Yeh and Jaewook Nahm30 Canada and the United States: labour market policies and varieties of federalism in two liberal welfare states 435Daniel Béland, Shannon Dinan, and Alex Waddan31 Labour market policy in the Visegrad countries 449Michał Polakowski32 Labour market policy reforms in Southern Europe: too much of the wrong medicine? 463Arianna Tassinari, Fabio Bulfone and Angie GagoPART VII IMPACTS33 Labour market policies and social inequality in labour market outcomes 479Thomas Biegert34 Poor workers in advanced democracies: on the nature of in-work poverty and its relationship to labour market policies 495Rod Hick and Ive Marx35 Labour market policies as a social determinant of wellbeing 508Elke Heins36 Labour market problems and political integration 523Paul MarxIndex 536