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Product market regulation and macroeconomic performance: a review of cross country evidence
Schiantarelli, Fabio - 2005
country data to study the effect of product market regulation and reform on a country's macroeconomic performance. After a … of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267501
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The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File
Arni, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; … - 2014
This reference paper describes the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey and outlines its vast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333279
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The Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes in Germany : A Microeconometric Evaluation
Caliendo, Marco; Hujer, Reinhard; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2005
. Job creation schemes are a major element of active labour market policy in Germany and are targeted at long …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262224
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Programme Evaluation with Multiple Treatments
Frölich, Markus - 2002
This paper reviews the main identification and estimation strategies for microeconomic policy evaluation. Particular …, active labour market policies may consist of different training programmes, employment programmes and wage subsidies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262703
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The microeconometric estimation of treatment effects: an overview
Caliendo, Marco; Hujer, Reinhard - 2005
The need to evaluate the performance of active labour market policies is not questioned any longer. Even though OECD … focus on microeconometric evaluation which has to solve the fundamental evaluation problem and overcome the possible … occurrence of selection bias. When using non-experimental data, different evaluation approaches can be thought of. The aim of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267682
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Die Nachhaltigkeit von geförderten Existenzgründungen aus Arbeitslosigkeit: eine Bilanz nach fünf Jahren
Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; Wießner, Frank - 2008
Die Ich-AG (Existenzgründungszuschuss) war eines der zentralen Instrumente, das im Rahmen der Hartz-Reformen in den arbeitsmarktpolitischen Kanon aufgenommen wurde. Zusammen mit dem bereits seit langem bekannten Überbrückungsgeld wurden damit zwischen 2003 und 2006 mehr als eine Million...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268988
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Estimating the effect of a retraining program on the re-employment rate of displaced workers
Cavaco, Sandra; Fougère, Denis; Pouget, Julien - 2009
In this paper we estimate by matching techniques the effects of a French retraining program on the reemployment rate of displaced workers. This program, called Conventions de conversion, was intended to improve reemployment prospects of displaced workers by proposing them retraining and job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269347
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Vocational Training of Unemployed Workers in Belgium
Cockx, Bart Leo Wim - 2003
In this paper we estimate, for the 1989-93 period in Belgium, the effect of vocational classroom training on the rate of transition from unemployment. We propose a ?control function? estimator accounting for variable treatment effects. In the absence of interaction effects between explanatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272726
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Estimating the Effect of a Retraining Program for Displaced Workers on Their Transition to Permanent Jobs
Cavaco, Sandra; Fougère, Denis; Pouget, Julien - 2005
In this paper we estimate the short-term effects of a French retraining program that was intended to improve reemployment prospects of displaced workers. Our empirical analysis uses non-experimental data collected by the French Ministry of Labour. Transitions from unemployment to permanent vs....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273746
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Macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies in Austria
Dauth, Wolfgang; Hujer, Reinhard; Wolf, Katja - 2010
This paper contributes to the literature on macroeconometric evaluation of active labour market policies (ALMP) by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274598