Crépon, Bruno; Dejemeppe, Muriel; Gurgand, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
This article evaluates the effects of intensive counseling schemes that are provided to about 20% of the unemployed since the 2001 French unemployment policy reform (PARE). Several of the schemes are dedicated at improving the quality of assignment of workers to jobs. As a result, it is...