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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2011
Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274689
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Fighting youth unemployment: The effects of active labor market policies
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Schmidl, Ricarda - 2011
A substantial number of young unemployed participate in active labor market programs (ALMP) in Germany each year. While … unemployment entries in 2002 and analyze the short- and long-term impacts for a variety of different programs. With informative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282577
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The Return to Labor Market Mobility: An Evaluation of Relocation Assistance for the Unemployed
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Mahlstedt, Robert - 2015
In many European countries, labor markets are characterized by high regional disparities in terms of unemployment rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307385
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New Evidence on Long-Term Effects of Start-Up Subsidies: Matching Estimates and Their Robustness
Caliendo, Marco; Tübbicke, Stefan - 2019
The German start-up subsidy (SUS) program for the unemployed has recently undergone a major make-over, altering its institutional setup, adding an additional layer of selection and leading to ambiguous predictions of the program's effectiveness. Using propensity score matching (PSM) as our main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005962
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The Intended and Unintended Effects of Promoting Labor Market Mobility
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Mahlstedt, Robert - 2022
Subsidizing the geographical mobility of unemployed workers may improve welfare by relaxing their financial constraints and allowing them to find jobs in more prosperous regions. We exploit regional variation in the promotion of mobility programs along administrative borders of German employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012882587
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Unobservable, but Unimportant? The Influence of Personality Traits (and Other Usually Unobserved Variables) for the Evaluation of Labor Market Policies
Caliendo, Marco; Mahlstedt, Robert; Mitnik, Oscar A. - 2014
unemployment in Germany, as well as several usually unobserved characteristics like personality traits, attitudes, expectations … significant difference in the estimation of treatment effects, compared to specifications that include detailed labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398334
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Mobility Assistance Programmes for Unemployed Workers, Job Search Behaviour and Labour Market Outcomes
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Mahlstedt, Robert - 2017
reducing unemployment leads to industrialised countries offering financial support to unemployed job seekers when searching for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011787019
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Unobservable, but Unimportant? The Influence of Personality Traits (and Other Usually Unobserved Variables) for the Evaluation of Labor Market Policies
Caliendo, Marco; Mahlstedt, Robert; Mitnik, Oscar A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
unemployment in Germany, as well as several usually unobserved characteristics like personality traits, attitudes, expectations … significant difference in the estimation of treatment effects, compared to specifications that include detailed labor market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884355
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An Economic Analysis of Exclusion Restrictions for Instrumental Variable Estimation
Berg, Gerard J. van den - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
Instrumental variable estimation requires untestable exclusion restrictions. With policy effects on individual outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763520
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The Threat Effect of Participation in Active Labor Market Programs on Job Search Behavior of Migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; den Berg, Gerard J. van - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839263