experimental variation in program design is unavailable, we exploit the 2011 reform of the current German SUS program for the … estimate the impact of the reform on the program’s effectiveness using samples of participants and non-participants from before … and after the reform. To control for time-constant unobserved heterogeneity as well as differential selection patterns …

experimental variation in program design is unavailable, we exploit the 2011 reform of the current German SUS program for the … estimate the impact of the reform on the program's effectiveness using samples of participants and non-participants from before … and after the reform. To control for time-constant unobserved heterogeneity as well as differential selection patterns …

Start-up subsidies for the unemployed have long been an important active labor market policy strategy in Germany. The … current subsidy program underwent a major reform in 2011 that changed its key parameters: support was lowered, eligibility …-ante predictions on the post-reform effectiveness of the program are ambiguous, and knowledge about the importance of institutional …

estimate the impacts of ALMP in Germany for the time period 1999-2001 with regional data of 175 labour office districts. Due to … accounts especially for the inherent simultaneity problem of ALMP. For West Germany we find positive effects of vocational … training and job creation schemes on the labour market situation, whereas the results for East Germany do not allow profound …

start-up subsidy for unemployed individuals in Germany using propensity score matching under the CIA. Having access to rich …

unemployment support schemes in Germany. Against this background the main part of this thesis contributes to the evaluation of …-up subsidies in Germany, and are based on a novel data set of administrative data from the Federal Employment Agency that was …

In some countries including Germany unemployed workers can increase their income by working a few hours per week. The …