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One of the major issues of policy makers in The Netherlands is to
reduce the high unemployment rate. In 1988 economic growth was
substantial in all OECD countries, which led to an increase in
employment. The economic growth also induced extra labour supply,
especially of married women, which altogether led to a smaller
reduction in the unemployment rate than could have been expected in
view of the economic growth (see Rapportage Arbeidsmarkt, 1989).
The estimated official unemployment rate in 1988 is still 11. 0% of
the total labour force. Therefore, there is a strong interest in
policies that seek to increase employment (the demand side of the
labour market) as well as in understanding the factors that
influence labour supply. In this thesis we try to further such
understanding by constructing a detailed model of household labour
supply. The data we use relate t9 Dutch households in 1985. In that
year the official rate of unemployment was 15. 9%. A distinguishing
feature of Dutch labour supply is its very low level of female
labour force participation, e. g. in 1985 it was only 35. 2%. Apart
from Spain, which had a similar participation rate, most other
industrialized OECD countries had a participation rate of around
60% (see OECD Labor Force Statistics).
As in many other European countries, the sustainability of the
long-term care system is a key issue in the Dutch policy debate. In
order to shed light on this issue this book compares the way
elderly persons are supported in sixteen European countries. Based
on the latest SHARE data it provides an assessment of long-term
care institutions, individual care needs and their underlying risk
factors, the availability of network care, and the paid and nonpaid
care people actually receive.
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