How important are caseworkers – and why? New evidence from Swedish employment offices
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Caseworker; program evaluation; active labour market policy;All these keywords.
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- J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
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