The main objective of this Action is to increase the knowledge that is available on the effect of policy interventions on the functioning of the labour market. This knowledge will help to design future interventions and to maximise their effectiveness at the lowest cost. The Action aims to improve understanding, by empirical and theoretical research, of the challenges faced by policy makers to further participation in the labour market.

Chair of the Action: Professor Richard Blundell (UCL and IFS)

Working Groups:
Programme evaluation: Co-ordinator: Mr. M. Arellano (Spain)
Human capital policies: Co-ordinator: Mr. P. Edin (Sweden)
Design of social security and taxes: Co-ordinator: Martin Browning (IFS, Oxford and DK)
Employment position and legislation: Co-ordinator: Erling Barth (Norway)

Conferences:
27-30 May 2008, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique (CREST), Paris, France; conference programme and training course
25-26 October 2007, The Hague, Netherlands
10-11 May 2007, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
19-20 October 2006, Essen, Germany
25-26 May 2006, IFS, London, England
20-21 October 2005 Paris, France
19-20 May 2005, Uppsala, Sweden
14-15 October 2004, Amsterdam, Netherlands
17-18 October 2002, Amsterdam, Netherlands

There are 16 countries involved:
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom