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  • Paid to Stay Home: Europe's Safety Net Could Ease Toll of Coronavirus

    Liz Alderman

    March 06, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Europe's generous social policies, such as allowing employees to retain their salaries while taking sick time to care for themselves or family members, may help to mitigate the coronavirus outbreak while also safeguarding the economy. Although the long-term impacts are yet unknown, in the short term, government-provided incentives are helping people and businesses stay afloat.

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  • In Europe, Fake Jobs Can Have Real Benefits

    Liz Alderman

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Lille

    After the global recession, long-term unemployment can make jobless workers depressed, with their skills becoming unsharpened and obsolete. Practice firms, operating as fake businesses, in the Eurozone aim to keep the unemployed practiced in essential job skills and offer new skills training for those interested in changing careers.

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  • In Paris's Banlieues, New Recipe for Success Is Local

    Liz Alderman

    May 14, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    The impoverished communities in Paris had high unemployment for adults and youth. The French government has offered financial incentives to hire people from the banlieues. Talents de Cités, a governmental program, offers cash prizes to young entrepreneurs.

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