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A caseworker like me: does the similarity between unemployed and caseworker increase job placements?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2008
This paper examines whether the chances of job placements improve if unemployed persons are counselled by caseworkers who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative dataset, which links Swiss unemployed to their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268853
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Microeconometric Evaluation of the Active Labour Market Policy in Switzerland
Lechner, Michael; Gerfin, Michael - 2000
potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses unusually informative data originating from administrative unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262365
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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development? The dynamic effects of alternative training schemes
Osikominu, Aderonke - 2009
both unemployment and employment duration. Our analysis uses a rich administrative longitudinal data set for Germany where … can be an effective tool to reduce unemployment in the long run, in particular if participation occurs early during … unemployment. Long-term training schemes increase the average duration of employment spells more strongly than short-term training …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269440
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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development? The dynamic effects of alternative training schemes
Osikominu, Aderonke - 2012
unemployment as well as across different subgroups of participants. We find that participating in short-term training reduces the … remaining time in unemployment and moderately increases job stability. Long-term training programs initially prolong the … remaining time in unemployment, but once the scheduled program end is reached participants exit to employment at a much faster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316834
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Quick job entry or long-term human capital development? The dynamic effects of alternative training schemes
Osikominu, Aderonke - 2012
unemployment as well as across different subgroups of participants. We find that participating in short-term training reduces the … remaining time in unemployment and moderately increases job stability. Long-term training programs initially prolong the … remaining time in unemployment, but once the scheduled program end is reached participants exit to employment at a much faster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282053
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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 - 2005
We analyse the effects of public sector sponsored training for the unemployed in the transition process in East Germany. For the microeconometric analysis, we use a new, large and informative administrative database that allows us to use matching methods to reduce potential selection bias,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266769
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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 - 2005
We analyse the effects of government-sponsored training for the unemployed conducted during East German transition. For the microeconometric analysis, we use a new, large and informative administrative database that allows us to use matching methods to reduce potential selection bias, to study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269226
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Unemployed and their caseworkers: should they be friends or foes?
Behnke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2007
In many countries, caseworkers in a public employment office have the dual roles of counselling and monitoring unemployed persons. These roles often conflict with each other leading to important caseworker heterogeneity: Some consider providing services to their clients and satisfying their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268389
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Get Training or Wait? Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in West Germany
Osikominu, Aderonke; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Völter, Robert - 2006
inflows into unemployment for the years 1986/87 and 1993/94 and apply local linear matching based on the estimated propensity … score to estimate the effects of training programs starting during 1 to 2, 3 to 4, and 5 to 8 quarters of unemployment. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297547
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Get Training or Wait? Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in West Germany
Völter, Robert; Osikominu, Aderonke; Fitzenberger, Bernd - 2007
inflows into unemployment for the years 1986/87 and 1993/94 and apply local linear matching based on the estimated propensity … score to estimate the effects of training programs starting during 1 to 2, 3 to 4, and 5 to 8 quarters of unemployment. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297966