Workplaces with stipend programme in Latvia: evaluation from regional perspective
2011
Brence, I., Latvian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Riga (Latvia) | Kantane, I., University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia). Faculty of Economics and Management
Economic crisis in Latvia has introduced changes in labour market, leaving many people without jobs and any income. One of the tools for promoting employment, is active labour market policy, introduced in Sweden in the 1950s and widely used in other world countries as well, especially in the periods of economic slowdown (Adams, Thomas, 2007, Johnston, 2006, Puhani, 2003, Sianesi, 2007, etc.). One the active labour market policy measures used in Latvia is Workplaces with Stipend Programme that guarantee monthly scholarship - LVL 100 (approximately EUR 150) for a period of 6 months during one year. Besides, the scholarship aims to provide persons with job skills and municipalities - with valuable workers. There are many opinions for and against the WWS, and, to ensure deeper analysis on WWS, survey results of municipality representatives (representatives from all municipalities of Latvia were asked to participate) are presented, by providing the regional cut. It is concluded that the municipality representatives agree on the condition that persons in the WWS are involved, basing on the queue principles and the amount of scholarship provided in frames of the WWS is appropriate, taking into account the current economic situation. The overall research methods involve content analysis, analysis of municipality representatives' survey results and statistical analysis, by using central trends and location measures. Time of statistical analysis mostly cover the years 2009 - 2010.
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