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Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany
Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
Using exceptionally rich linked administrative and survey information on German welfare recipients we investigate the health effects of transitions from welfare to employment and of assignments to welfare-to-work programmes. Applying semi-parametric propensity score matching estimators we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082533
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Workfare: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
Koch, Susanne; Stephan, Gesine; Walwei, Ulrich - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) - 2005
transfer payments in general to a 'service in return' from the recipient. This concept operates under the name of workfare …. This paper examines the possibilities and limits of workfare in dealing with labour market problems. This includes the … the fiscal consequences. The paper shows that one fundamental premise for the effectiveness of a wide-ranging workfare …
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The Effects of Active Labor Market Programs in Germany: An Investigation Using Different Definitions of Non-Treatment
Stephan, Gesine - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 228 (2008) 5+6, pp. 586-611
This paper estimates the effects of several German labor market programs – starting in March 2003 – on the employment outcomes of participants using propensity score matching. The main objective is to analyze how estimated average treatment effects vary with the choice of the classification...
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Do German Welfare-to-Work Programmes Reduce Welfare and Increase Work?
Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Walter, Thomas; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 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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Statistical Assistance for Programme Selection - for a Better Targeting of Active Labour Market Policies in Switzerland
Behncke, Stefanie - 2007
In this paper the motivation and various concepts of statistical systems for assisting case workers in assigning unemployed persons to active labour market programmes (ALMP) are examined and the particular implementation of such a statistical system in Switzerland, which was introduced in the...
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Physical activity of adults: A survey of correlates, determinants, and effects
Cabane, Charlotte; Lechner, Michael - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2014
We survey the literature on the link of labour market related outcomes to individual physical activity and sports participation. The first part of the survey is devoted to the individual participation decision based and is based on papers from various disciplines. The second part summarizes...
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Unemployed and Their Caseworkers: Should They Be Friends or Foes?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
In many countries, caseworkers in a public employment office have the dual roles of counselling and monitoring unemployed persons. These roles often conflict with each other leading to important caseworker heterogeneity: Some consider providing services to their clients and satisfying their...
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Public Employment Services and Employers: How Important are Networks with Firms?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2007
This paper examines whether contacts between caseworkers in public employment offices and employers impact on the reemployment chances of the unemployed they counsel. This analysis is made possible through a large administrative dataset on unemployed combined with an extensive survey of...
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Statistically Assisted Programme Selection - International Experiences and Potential Benefits for Switzerland
Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael; Steiger, Heidi - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 139 (2003) III, pp. 311-331
The need for better targeting of active labour market programmes is evident from the many evaluation studies that find insignificant or even negative effects. A statistical system could contribute to a more precise targeting of labour market programmes to those individuals who are likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005148805
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Beschäftigung zwischen Mobilität und Stabilität : empirische Befunde und wirtschaftspolitische Folgerungen
Gerlach, Knut; Hübler, Olaf; Stephan, Gesine - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 44 (2011) 1/2, pp. 91-102
"The objective of this paper is to present a short survey of our new research results to mobility and stability of employment on a micro level. This area of conflict is analyzed from an individual and a firm's perspective, taking institutional issues into account. More than previous studies, we...
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