education shows positive effects for the unemployed with respect to both the employment probability and wages. To explain the …

analogy to medical treatments, the individual exposure to these tools may have side effects. We study effects on health using … outcomes before and after exposure to training and sanctions. We find that training improves cardiovascular and mental health … and lowers sickness absence. The results suggest that this is not due to improved employment prospects but rather to …

covariates are key confounders to be included inselection models. The joint inclusion of specific short-term employment history … indicators (notably, the share of time spent in employment), together with baseline socio-economic characteristics, regional and …

earnings in subsequent employment. Any evaluation needs to take into account that some of those who are not trained at a …

Public Employment Service (PES) agencies and caseworkers (CW) often have substantial leeway in the design and …) programs. We apply this to contrast regime and treatment effects on unemployment durations, employment, and postunemployment …