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The curse and blessing of training the unemployed in a changing economy : the case of East Germany after unification

Lechner, Michael (contributor); Miquel, Ruth (contributor); … - 2005

structure of the future demand for skills. -- active labour market policy ; nonparametric identification ; matching estimation … ; causal effects ; programme evaluation ; panel data ; gender differences …

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A caseworker like me : does the similarity between unemployed and caseworker increase job placements?

Behncke, Stefanie (contributor); … - 2008

who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative … if caseworker and unemployed belong to the same social group. Coincidence in a single characteristic, e.g. same gender of … ; unemployment ; gender ; age ; education ; treatment effects ; matching estimators …

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Job search methods and outcomes

Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001

Using Portuguese data, this paper investigates the effects of job search methods on escape rates from unemployment and of job-finding methods on earnings. The effectiveness of the job search process is also evaluated in terms of the periodicity of the resulting job match. Emphasis is accorded...

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Unemployment duration : competing and defective risks

Addison, John T.; Portugal, Pedro - 2001

This paper examines the determinants of unemployment duration in a competing risks framework with two destination states, namely, inactivity and employment. The major innovation is our recognition of defective risks. We first use a polynomial hazard function to test for the presence of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403396

Microeconometric evaluation of the active labour market policy in Switzerland

Gerfin, Michael; Lechner, Michael - 2000

In the second part of the 1990's Switzerland conducted an ambitious active labour market policy (ALMP) encompassing a wide variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on the individual employment probability of potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses...

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Direct and indirect effects of training vouchers for the unemployed

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Strittmatter, Anthony - 2015

This paper evaluates the effect of a voucher award system for assignment into vocational training on the employment outcomes of unemployed voucher recipients in Germany, along with the causal mechanisms through which it operates. It assesses the direct effect of voucher assignment net of actual...

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What have we learned about the employment effects of severance pay? : Further iterations of Lazear et al.

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Six ways to leave unemployment

Portugal, Pedro (contributor); Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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How does the unemployment insurance system shape the time profile of jobless duration?

Addison, John T. (contributor); Portugal, Pedro (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Does atypical work help the jobless? : Evidence from a CAEAS/CPS cohort analysis

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2006

Atypical employment, such as temporary, on-call, and contract work, has been found disproportionately to attract the jobless. But there is no consensus in the literature as to the labour market consequences of such job choice by unemployed individuals. Using data from the Current Population...

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