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How to minimize lock-in effects of programs for unemployed workers : appopriate timing and targeting of activation programs for the unemployed can help improve their cost-effective...

Wunsch, Conny - 2016

Activation programs, such as job search assistance, training, or work experience programs for unemployed workers, typically initially produce negative employment effects. These so-called “lock-in effects” occur because participants spend less time and effort on job search activities than...

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Labour market policy in Germany : institutions, instruments and reforms since unification

Wunsch, Conny - 2005

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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

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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 - In: German economic review 8 (2007) 4, pp. 468-509

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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

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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 (contributor); Miquel, Ruth (contributor); … - 2005

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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 (contributor); Miquel, Ruth (contributor); … - 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...

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Labour Market Policy in Germany : Institutions, Instruments and Reforms Since Unification

Wunsch, Conny - 2005

substantial part of the fiscal cost of German Unification, is also faced with high unemployment though the rate is considerably … lower than in the Eastern part. Expenditure for activation measures and income support during unemployment is substantial … and one of the highest among OECD countries. In response to exploding cost of unemployment and continuing public pressure …

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The Curse and Blessing of Training the Unemployed in a Changing Economy : The Case of East Germany after Unification

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Active labour market policy in East Germany: waiting for the economy to take off

Wunsch, Conny; Lechner, Michael - 2007

We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that...

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