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Reforming the benefit system to ‘make work pay’ : options and priorities in a weak labour market

Immervoll, Herwig - 2012

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Do German welfare-to-work programmes reduce welfare and increase work?

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny; Walter, … - 2009

Many Western economies have reformed their welfare systems with the aim of activating welfare recipients by increasing welfare-to-work programmes and job search enforcement. We evaluate the three most important German welfare-to-work programmes implemented after a major reform in January 2005...

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Do German Welfare-to-Work Programmes Reduce Welfare and Increase Work?

Huber, Martin - 2009

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The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market

Andersen, Torben M. - 2008

Workfare policies are often introduced in labour market policies to improve the trade-off between incentives and … equilibrium search framework, we show that the effects of workfare policies critically depend on the response of those not in the … programme when they take into account that workfare is a condition for remaining eligible for unemployment benefits. This …

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What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

Card, David - 2015

We present a meta-analysis of impact estimates from over 200 recent econometric evaluations of active labor market programs from around the world. We classify estimates by program type and participant group, and distinguish between three different post-program time horizons. Using meta-analytic...

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What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

Card, David - 2015

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Optimal Use of Labor Market Policies : The Role of Job Search Assistance

Wunsch, Conny - 2010

This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is based on a framework, that allows for endogenous choice of benefit types and levels, wage taxes or subsidies, and activation measures such as monitoring and job search assistance...

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The intergenerational effects of requiring unemployment benefit recipients to engage in non-search activities

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Dahmann, Sarah Christina; … - 2020

We use a quasi-experimental design and national administrative data to analyze the intergenerational effects of introducing non-search activity requirements for unemployment benefit recipients. The Mutual Obligations Initiative (MOI) required people aged 18-34 receiving unemployment benefits to...

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Making employment more inclusive in the Netherlands

Baker, Mark; Gielens, Lindy - 2018

The Dutch labour market has recovered and the unemployment rate has been converging towards pre-crisis levels. Non-standard forms of work have expanded with a strong trend towards self-employment and an increased reliance on temporary contracts. These developments may reflect a preference of...

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Optimal Use of Labor Market Policies : The Role of Job Search Assistance

Wunsch, Conny - 2010

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