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Wirksamkeit der Förderung der beruflichen Weiterbildung vor und nach den Hartz-Reformen

Bonin, Holger; Schneider, Hilmar - 2006

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of occupational training programs for the unemployed before and after the substantial amendments in German labor market legislation known as Hartz reforms. Based on the official evaluation of the reforms, we show that program impacts vary much across...

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Intergenerational Long Term Effects of Preschool: Structural Estimates from a Discrete Dynamic Programming Model

Heckman, James J.; Raut, Lakshmi Kanta - 2013

This paper formulates a structural dynamic programming model of preschool investment choices of altruistic parents and then empirically estimates the structural parameters of the model using the NLSY79 data. The paper finds that preschool investment significantly boosts cognitive and...

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A New Cost-Benefit and Rate of Return Analysis for the Perry Preschool Program: A Summary

Heckman, James J.; Moon, Seong Hyeok; Pinto, Rodrigo; … - 2010

This paper summarizes our recent work on the rate of return and cost-benefit ratio of an influential early childhood program.

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Understanding the mechanisms through which an influential early childhood program boosted adult outcomes

Heckman, James J.; Pinto, Rodrigo; Savelyev, Peter - 2012

A growing literature establishes that high quality early childhood interventions targeted toward disadvantaged children have substantial impacts on later life outcomes. Little is known about the mechanisms producing these impacts. This paper uses longitudinal data on cognitive and personality...

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Evaluating continuous training programs using the generalized propensity score

Kluve, Jochen; Schneider, Hilmar; Uhlendorff, Arne; … - 2007

This paper assesses the dynamics of treatment effects arising from variation in the duration of training. We use German administrative data that have the extraordinary feature that the amount of treatment varies continuously from 10 days to 395 days (i.e. 13 months). This feature allows us to...

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Agenda 2020: Strategies to Achieve Full Employment in Germany

Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

This strategy paper by the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) shows ways in which Germany once more can attain full … market development in the right direction. The reforms are one of the main reasons why Germany has been more resistant to the … reform: Germany needs high-skilled immigrants to cope with demographic change and skilled labor shortages. A selection system …

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The Petersberg Declaration

Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Burda, Michael C.; Konrad, Kai A.; … - 2009

Against the background of the worldwide financial market and economic crisis, leading German economists urge policymakers to maintain the reform course in labor market policy. The experts warn not to jeopardize the clearly positive effects of the recent reform efforts. The Petersberg Declaration...

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Sind ARGEn wirklich besser? Anmerkungen zur Evaluation der Betreuungsorganisation im Bereich der Grundsicherung

Schneider, Hilmar - 2009

Mit der Einführung von Arbeitslosengeld II wurde auch die behördliche Zuständigkeit für die Grundsicherung einer grundlegenden Reorganisation unterzogen. Während in der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Kommunen in Form der sogenannten Arbeitsgemeinschaften eine Mischverwaltung aus Bundesagentur...

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Agenda 2020: Strategien für eine Politik der Vollbeschäftigung

Schneider, Hilmar; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2010

Mit diesem Strategiepapier zeigt das Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) Wege auf, wie Deutschland in der vor uns …: Deutschland ist auch auf qualifizierte Zuwanderung angewiesen, um den Problemen von Demografie und Fachkräftemangel gewachsen zu …

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Petersberger Erklärung

Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Burda, Michael C.; Konrad, Kai A.; … - 2009

Vor dem Hintergrund der weltweiten Finanzmarkt- und Wirtschaftskrise fordern prominente Ökonomen zum Kurshalten in der deutschen Wirtschafts- und Arbeitsmarktpolitik auf. Die Experten legen einen Katalog mit Handlungsempfehlungen vor, der unter anderem die Korrektur falscher Erwerbsanreize...

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