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Die Wirkung der Hartz-Reform im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung

Schneider, Hilmar (contributor); … - 2006

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns primarily the emission of training vouchers as an exclusive allocation device, allowing potential participants free choice among training providers within a given training...

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The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times

Bergemann, Annette; Pohlan, Laura; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2017

This paper analyzes the impact of participation in job creation schemes (JCSs) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High job destruction characterized the economic environment. JCSs were heavily used in...

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Job creation schemes in turbulent times

Bergemann, Annette; Pohlan, Laura; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2017

This paper analyzes the impact of job creation schemes (JCSs) on job search outcomes in the context of the turbulent East German labor market in the aftermath of the German reunification. High job destruction characterized the economic environment. JCSs were heavily used in order to cushion this...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011643433

Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021

In the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, jointly signed by the latter and the caseworker. IAs stipulate rights and obligations but are generally perceived as instruments to control search...

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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021

Integration Agreement (IA) are contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, nudging the latter to comply with rules on search behavior. We designed and implemented an RCT involving thousands of newly unemployed workers, randomizing at the individual level both the timing of the IA...

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Do early active labor market policies improve outcomes of not-yet-unemployed workers? : findings from a randomized field experiment

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Stephan, Gesine; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2025

Inequality is a dynamic phenomenon, and the relative and absolute positions of individuals are subject to frequent shocks. It is important to know if preventive interventions mitigate adverse inequality effects of labor market shocks. We consider individuals up to three months before the...

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Investigating the impact of integration agreements on labor market outcomes for welfare recipients : a randomized controlled trial

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Bernhard, Sarah; Stephan, Gesine; … - 2024

Integration agreements (IA) outline the efforts the jobseeker should undertake to find employment and specify the services that the caseworker would provide to assist them in their job search. The agreements include a declaration of legal consequences, and punitive benefit sanctions could be...

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The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016

Unemployment insurance agencies may combat moral hazard by punishing refusals to apply to assigned vacancies. However, the possibility to report sick creates an additional moral hazard, since during sickness spells, minimum requirements on search behavior do not apply. This reduces the ex ante...

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The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016

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The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions

Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2016

Ein Instrument zur Eindämmung von Moral Hazard in der Arbeitslosenversicherung ist die finanzielle Sanktion in Form … Vermittlungsvorschlägen und Sperrzeiten auf die Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit und die Qualität der aufgenommenen Jobs.Wir schätzen Multi … auf die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Krankmeldung. Dieser Effekt ist geringer in späteren Monaten der Arbeitslosigkeit. Dies …

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