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This report documents the results of two follow-up workshops on the International Handbook of Labour Market Policy and Evaluation. The aim of these workshops was the exchange of experience among academics and practitioners in the evaluation of labour market policies. The Handbook project as well as the two workshops were supported from the beginning by DG V of the European Commission through the Employment Observatory and particularly the MISEP network. The first workshop was held in May 1996 at the Social Science Research Center in Berlin and concentrated on the topics of methodology and monitoring. The second workshop took place in November 1996 in Lisbon and focused on three policy questions: long-term unemployment, lack or mismatches of skilled human resources, and inflexible working time arrangements. The workshops were attended by two or three representatives from all Member States of the European Union. The workshops and their documentation are organised in three parts: Introduction into the subject on the basis of selected chapters of the handbook; presentation of best practice cases; discussion and exchange of experiences. The report is complemented by the list and adresses of participants and the contents of the handbook. . .