This paper evaluates a large urban public works program randomly rolled out across neighborhoods of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We find that the program increased public employment and reduced private labor supply among beneficiaries and improved local amenities in treated locations. We then combine...

Die Zahl der Zuwanderer nach Deutschland ist in jüngster Zeit stark gestiegen. Zu vermehrten Zuzügen kam es vor allem aus den 2004 und 2007 der EU beigetretenen ost- und südosteuropäischen Staaten. Zudem hat die Migration aus Südeuropa wieder an Bedeutung gewonnen. Ein erheblicher Teil der...

We evaluate the impacts of a randomized job-fair intervention in which jobseekers and employers can meet at low cost. The intervention generates few hires, but it lowers participants' expectations and causes both firms and workers to invest more in search as predicted by a theoretical model;...

Recently, the number of immigrants to Germany, especially from the eastern and southeastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 or 2007, has risen sharply. In addition, migration from southern Europe has regained importance. Many migrants have come to take up some training, the vast...