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Does 'Work for the Dole' work?: an Australian perspective on work experience programmes
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - In: Applied Economics 43 (2011) 28, pp. 4353-4368
This study examines the effect of Work for the Dole (WfD), a community-based work experience programme, on transitions out of unemployment in Australia. To evaluate the WfD programme, a quasi-experimental exact matching approach is applied. Participation in the WfD programme is found to be...
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Does Coordination of Welfare Services Delivery Make a Difference for Extremely Disadvantaged Jobseekers? Evidence from the ‘YP-super-4’ Trial
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping; Wilkins, Roger - In: The Economic Record 89 (2013) 287, pp. 469-489
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Does a Minimum Job Search Requirement Reduce Time on Unemployment Payments? Evidence from the Jobseeker Diary in Australia
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - In: ILR review : a publication of the New York State School … 60 (2007) 3, pp. 357-378
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Does Coordination of Welfare Services' Delivery Make a Difference for Extremely Disadvantaged Jobseekers? Evidence from the 'YP4' Trial
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping; Wilkins, Roger - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2013
Fragmented welfare service delivery has been identified as a significant barrier to improving outcomes for highly disadvantaged individuals. The ‘YP4’ trial, conducted from 2005 to 2009, sought to evaluate, by randomised control method, an approach proposed by Campbell et al. (2003) for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633813
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Does 'Work for the Dole' Work?
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2004
This study examines the effect of a community-based work experience program - Work for the Dole (WfD) - on transitions out of unemployment in Australia. To evaluate the WfD program a quasi-experimental exact matching approach is applied. Justification for the matching approach is a 'natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005827371
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How Do Administrative Arrangements Affect Exit from Unemployment Payments? The Case of the Job Seeker Diary in Australia
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2003
This study examines the impact of the Jobseeker Diary program (JSD), a large-scale intervention designed to increase job search effort of unemployed persons in Australia. Its scale, and focus on work-search verification, make the JSD program relatively unique in the international context....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771874
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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Methods of Microeconomic Program and Policy Evaluation
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping; Wilkins, Roger - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social … - 2005
In this paper we review new empirical methods for evaluating microeconomic policies. Experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation measure the causal impact of a policy by comparing outcomes in the presence of the policy 'treatment' with outcomes in the absence of this treatment. For example,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005612074
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Does a Minimum Job Search Requirement Reduce Time on Unemployment Payments? Evidence from the Jobseeker Diary in Australia
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 60 (2007) 3, pp. 357-378
This study examines the impact of the Jobseeker Diary (JSD) program, designed to increase the job search effort of unemployed persons in Australia. In its large scale and its focus on work-search verification, the JSD program is unique. Applying a quasi-experimental matching method to data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005521388
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Does a Minimum Job Search Requirement Reduce Time on Unemployment Payments? Evidence from the Jobseeker Diary in Australia
Borland, Jeff; Tseng, Yi-Ping - In: ILR Review 60 (2007) 3, pp. 357-378
This study examines the impact of the Jobseeker Diary (JSD), a program designed to increase the job search effort of unemployed persons in Australia. The JSD program is distinguished by combining a focus on work search verification with large scale implementation. Applying a quasi-experimental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011138310
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Dimensions, Structure and History of Australian Unemployment
Borland, Jeff; Kennedy, Steven - Reserve Bank of Australia
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