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Sensitivity of matching-based program evaluations to the availability of control variables
Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Based on new, exceptionally informative and large German linked employer-employee administrative data, we investigate the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates of typical active labour market programs for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008861908
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The Secular Rise in Unemployment Insurance Exhaustions and What Can Be Done about It
Smith, Ralph E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2011
are no longer in demand, mixed results from the evaluations of public training programs underscore the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009358433
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Do Job Search Rules and Reemployment Services Reduce Insured Unemployment?
O'Leary, Christopher J.; Wandner, Stephen A. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2005
This paper summarizes state unemployment insurance job search policies based on a recent survey of states by the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. It then reviews research results on the effects of reemployment services on durations of insured unemployment. The paper documents...
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Active Labour Market Policy in East Germany: Waiting for the Economy to Take Off
Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703104
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The Curse and Blessing of Training the Unemployed in a Changing Economy: The Case of East Germany After Unification
Lechner, Michael; Miquel, Ruth; Wunsch, Conny - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
We analyse the effects of government-sponsored training for the unemployed conducted during East German transition. For … outcomes over 8 years. We find that, generally, all training programmes under investigation increase long-term employment … prospects and earnings. However, as an important exception, the longer training programmes are on average not helpful for their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703594
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What Did All the Money Do? On the General Ineffectiveness of Recent West German Labour Market Programmes
Wunsch, Conny; Lechner, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We provide new evidence on the effectiveness of West German labour market programmes by evaluating training and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822180
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Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in West Germany
Lechner, Michael; Miquel, Ruth; Wunsch, Conny - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Between 1991 and 1997 West Germany spent on average about 3.6 bn Euro per year on public sector sponsored training … selectivity correction by microeconometric matching methods. We identify the effects of different types of training programmes … substantive training programmes with duration of about two years gains in employment probabilities of more than 10% points appear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822366
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Kids or Courses? Gender Differences in the Effects of Active Labor Market Policies
Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper investigates active labor market programs in Austria with a special emphasis on male-female effect heterogeneity. On average, we find only small effects, if any, for most of the programs. A crucial advantage of the large and informative administrative data we use is that it provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822587
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Are Training Programs More Effective When Unemployment Is High?
Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We estimate short, medium, and long-run individual labor market effects of training programs for unemployed by … following program participation on a monthly basis over a ten-year period. Since analyzing the effectiveness of training over … training programs. Based on matching estimation adapted to the various issues that arise in this particular context, we find a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822941
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What Did All the Money Do? On the General Ineffectiveness of Recent West German Labour Market Programmes
Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We provide new evidence on the effectiveness of West German labour market programmes by evaluating training and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123799