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A conceptual framework for the evaluation of comprehensive labor market policy reforms in Germany

Fertig, Michael (contributor); Kluve, Jochen (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The effectiveness of European active labor market policy

Kluve, Jochen (contributor) - 2006

Measures of Active Labor Market Policy are widely used in European countries, but despite many econometric evaluation studies no conclusive cross-country evidence exists regarding "what program works for what target group under what (economic and institutional) circumstances?". This paper...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003330264

Before and after the Hartz reforms : the performance of active labour market policy in Germany

Jacobi, Lena (contributor); Kluve, Jochen (contributor) - 2006

for reform and its main principles. As results of programme evaluation studies post-reform have become available just now … positive effects. On balance, therefore, the reform seems to be moving the German labour market in the right direction …. -- Active Labour Market Policy ; labour market reform ; programme evaluation …

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Active labor market policy evaluations : a meta-analysis

Card, David E.; Kluve, Jochen; Weber, Andrea - 2009

This paper presents a meta-analysis of recent microeconometric evaluations of active labor market policies. Our sample consists of 199 program estimates drawn from 97 studies conducted between 1995 and 2007. In about one-half of these cases we have both a short-term impact estimate (for a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003809639

Now daddy's changing diapers and mommy's making her career : evaluating a generous parental leave regulation using a natural experiment

Kluve, Jochen; Tamm, Marcus - 2009

career, especially for women. The recent German Elterngeld reform is one example: By replacing 67 per cent of prepartum … reform by using a natural experiment created by the quick legislative process of the Elterngeld reform: Comparing outcomes of … estimates of the reform effects, because at the time when these children were conceived none of the parents knew that the …

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Temporary work as an active labor market policy : evaluating an innovative program for disadvantaged youths

Ehlert, Christoph; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra - 2012

While high rates of youth unemployment are a severe problem in most European countries, the program evaluation literature shows that disadvantaged youths constitute a group that is particularly difficult to assist effectively. As innovative measures are thus needed, we evaluate a German pilot...

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Impacts of rural electrification in Rwanda

Bensch, Gunther; Kluve, Jochen; Peters, Jörg - 2011

Rural electrification is believed to contribute to the achievement of the MDG. In this paper, we investigate electrification impacts on different indicators. We use household data that we collected in Rwanda in villages with and without electricity access. We account for self-selection and...

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Experimental evidence on the long-term impacts of a youth training program

Ibarrarán, Pablo; Kluve, Jochen; Ripani, Laura; Shady, … - 2015

This paper presents the results of a randomized controlled trial on the long-term impacts of a youth training program. The empirical analysis estimates labor market impacts six years after the training including long-term - labor market trajectories of young people - and, to the best of our...

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What works? : a meta analysis of recent active labor market program evaluations

Card, David E.; Kluve, Jochen; Weber, Andrea - 2015

We present a meta-analysis of impact estimates from over 200 recent econometric evaluations of active labor market programs from around the world. We classify estimates by program type and participant group, and distinguish between three different post-program time horizons. Using meta-analytic...

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Can arts-based interventions enhance labor market outcomes among youth? : evidence from a randomized trial in Rio de Janeiro

Calero, Carla; Corseuil, Carlos Henrique; Gonzales, Veronica - 2014

This paper provides findings of a small-scale, innovative labor training program that uses expressive arts and theatre as a pedagogical tool. The corresponding life skills training component is combined with a technical component teaching vocational skills. To our knowledge, this is the first...

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