"In this paper we show that firm characteristics have an influence on the success of employment subsidies e.g. wage subsidies and in-work benefits, as they can strengthen positive effects or mitigate negative effects. We consider firm characteristics as post treatment variables, which are...

"Bedürftige Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene unter 25 Jahren sind eine besondere Zielgruppe der Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Das Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) II sieht vor, dass sie möglichst schnell in Arbeit, Ausbildung oder Arbeitsgelegenheiten vermittelt werden. Ein Instrument zur Aktivierung sind...

"This paper estimates for a sample of means-tested unemployment benefit recipients the effects of their participation in short-term training programmes in Germany. We apply propensity score matching and rely on a large sample of treated and controls from administrative data, which in contrast to...