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Active labour market policies in a recession

Andersen, Torben M.; Svarer, Michael - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-24

A major labour market challenge following the Great Recession is to avoid an increase in long-term unemployment and thus the structural unemployment rate. Active labour market policies may play an important role in this respect. We consider these issues with outset in Denmark which is a country...

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The relative efficiency of active labour market policies: Evidence from a social experiment and non-parametric methods

Vikström, Johan; Rosholm, Michael; Svarer, Michael - 2011

We re-analyze the effects of a Danish active labour market program social experiment that included a range of sub-treatments, including monitoring, job search assistance and training. Previous studies have shown that the overall effect of the experiment is positive. We apply newly developed...

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Estimating equilibrium effects of job search assistance

Gautier, Pieter; Muller, Paul; van der Klaauw, Bas; … - 2012

Randomized experiments provide policy relevant treatment effects if there are no spillovers between participants and nonparticipants. We show that this assumption is violated for a Danish activation program for unemployed workers. Using a difference-in-difference model we show that the...

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Experimental evidence on the effects of early meetings and activation

Maibom Pedersen, Jonas; Rosholm, Michael; Svarer, Michael - 2012

found for women. In general, we find large differences between men and women, especially in the exact timing of the effects …

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Exploiting regional treatment intensity for the evaluation of labour market policies

Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2006

We estimate the effects of active labour market policies (ALMP) on subsequent employment by nonparametric instrumental variables and matching estimators. Very informative administrative Swiss data with detailed regional information are combined with exogenous regional variation in programme...

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Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance

Gautier, Pieter; Muller, Paul; van der Klaauw, Bas; … - 2012

Randomized experiments provide policy relevant treatment effects if there areno spillovers between participants and nonparticipants. We show that thisassumption is violated for a Danish activation program for unemployed workers.Using a difference-in-difference model we show that the...

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Aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und der Schweiz: eine Gegenüberstellung

Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 75 (2006) 3, pp. 118-154

Aktive Arbeitsmarktpolitik in der Schweiz wird der deutschen gegenübergestellt. Beide Länder haben viele … Gemeinsamkeiten bezüglich Zielsetzung, Instrumenten und institutionellen Reformen von aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik. In der Schweiz … Deutschland wird ein ähnliches System gegenwärtig entwickelt. Für die Evaluation aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik und die Prognosen …

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