The Approach to Seasonal Unemployment in the Nordic Countries: A Comparison with Canada

Grady, Patrick and Kapsalis, Constantine (2002): The Approach to Seasonal Unemployment in the Nordic Countries: A Comparison with Canada. Published in:

Abstract

This paper compares policies with respect to seasonal unemployment in the five Nordic countries with Canada. A key finding of this study is that unlike Canada Nordic countries do notspecifically address seasonal employment. Another was that in spite of the weather fluctuations in seasonal unemployment were much less pronounced than in Canada. This paper reviews the labour market policies in the Nordic countries that contributed to lower levels of seasonal unemployment.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Human Resource Development Canada
• Language: English
• Keywords: Seasonal unemployment; labour market policies; Nordic countries; Canada
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J08 - Labor Economics Policies; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J60 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J65 - Unemployment Insurance ; Severance Pay ; Plant Closings; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J01 - Labor Economics: General

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