The Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU) is a research insti-
tute under the Swedish Ministry of Employment, situated in Uppsala. IFAU’s
objective is to promote, support and carry out: evaluations of the effects of la-
bour market policies, studies of the functioning of the labour market and
evaluations of the labour market effects of measures within the educational sys-
tem. Besides research, IFAU also works on: spreading knowledge about the ac-
tivities of the institute through publications, seminars, courses, workshops and
conferences; influencing the collection of data and making data easily available
to researchers all over the country.
IFAU also provides funding for research projects within its areas of interest.
The deadline for applications is October 1 each year. Since the researchers at
IFAU are mainly economists, researchers from other disciplines are encouraged
to apply for funding.
IFAU is run by a Director-General. The authority has a board, consisting of a
chairman, the Director-General and seven other members. The tasks of the
board are, among other things, to make decisions about external grants and give
its views on the activities at IFAU. A reference group including representatives
for employers and employees as well as the ministries and authorities con-
cerned is also connected to the institute.
Postal address: P.O. Box 513, 751 20 Uppsala
Visiting address: Kyrkogârdsgatan 6, Uppsala
Phone: +46 18 471 70 70
Fax: +46 18 471 70 71
www.ifau.se
Papers published in the Working Paper Series should, according to the IFAU policy,
have been discussed at seminars held at IFAU and at least one other academic forum,
and have been read by one external and one internal referee. They need not, however,
have undergone the standard scrutiny for publication in a scientific journal. The pur-
pose of the Working Paper Series is to provide a factual basis for public policy and the
public policy discussion.
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