Melkert jobs, a unique experiment

Kees Mosselman and Joan Muysken
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Joan Muysken: RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research, Macro, International & Labour Economics, RS: GSBE - MACIMIDE

No 2024-029, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: Contrary to the still prevailing belief in the Netherlands that the Melkert job project was a failure, we argue based on a political-economic analysis that the Melkert job should be considered an innovative and successful project. It fully acknowledged that a large group of long-term unemployed should not be left in the lurch by creating basic jobs for this group, leading to improved public services. The Melkert job as a basic job thus represents a concrete implementation of the job guarantee, which currently is increasingly gaining interest in Europe.

JEL-codes: E65 H53 J68 N34 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-11-08
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