Institutions and labor market outcomes in the Netherlands

Pieter Gautier and Bas van der Klaauw

No 2009:28, Working Paper Series from IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Abstract: In this paper we provide a description of the labor market in the Netherlands. Compared to other OECD countries labor force participation is high and the unemployment rate is low (also for young workers). Among the unemployed there are, however, relatively many long-term unemployed workers. Labor force participation of older workers is increasing but still low and Dutch workers have relatively low working hours. Disability is high, particularly among young individuals. We discuss the relevant labor market institutions in the Netherlands and use recent reforms to assess the importance of the different reforms. Where possible we provide an international comparison. We find that inflow into benefits programs responds to (financial) incentives. The outflow is much more difficult to affect, in particular we could not find any evidence of substantial positive effects of active labor market programs (which are frequently offered in the Netherlands).

Keywords: Institution; incentives; labor market reforms; participation; unemployment; disability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H21 H53 H55 J08 J21 J22 J26 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2009-12-17
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