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Dann warens nur noch vier Wie viele (und welche) Maßnahmen der aktivenArbeitsmarktpolitik brauchen wir noch?

Eichhorst, Werner; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

Die deutsche Arbeitsmarktpolitik ist im Zuge der Hartz-Reformen grundsätzlich neustrukturiert und systematisch evaluiert worden. Die vorliegenden Evaluationsberichte derersten drei Hartz-Gesetze belegen nun vielfach, welche Instrumente der aktivenArbeitsmarktpolitik sich durch ihre Wirksamkeit...

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Intergenerational equity and the discount ratefor cost-benefit analysis

Mertens, Jean-François; Rubinchik-Pessach, Anna - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics … - 2008

For two independent principles of intergenerational equity, the implied discount rate equals the growthrate of real per-capita income, say 2%, thus falling right into the range suggested by the U.S. Office ofManagement and Budget. To prove this, we develop a simple tool to evaluate small policy...

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Costs of Taxation and Benefits of Public Goods with Multiple Taxes and Goods

Anderson, James E.; Martin, Will - Boston College / Department of Economics - 2010

The fact that raising taxes can increase taxed labor supply through income effects is frequently used to justify greater public good provision than indicated by traditional, compensated analyses. We develop a model including multiple public goods and taxes and derive consistent measures of the...

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Which Program for Whom?Evidence on the Comparative Effectiveness ofPublic Sponsored Training Programs in Germany

Biewen, Martin; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; … - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate theemployment effects of a variety of public sponsored training programs in the early 2000s.Building on the work of Sianesi (2003, 2004), we employ propensity score matching methodsin a dynamic, multiple...

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The IZA Evaluation Dataset:Towards Evidence-Based Labor Policy-Making

Caliendo, Marco; Falk, Armin; Kaiser, Lutz C.; … - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010

The evaluation of labor market policies has become an important issue in many Europeancountries. In recent years, a …. Therefore, information that might be relevantfor economic modeling is often absent. The IZA Evaluation Dataset aims to overcome … sampling andcontents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset and outlines the future development.... …

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Too Bad to Benefit? Effect Heterogeneity ofPublic Training Programs

Rinne, Ulf; Schneider, Marc; Uhlendorff, Arne - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed inGermany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has beensketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs fordifferent sub-groups with...

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Exports and Externalities: the other sideof trade and ecological risk

Warziniack, Travis; Finnoff, David; Shogren, Jason F.; … - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Sozial- und … - 2009

This paper develops a general equilibrium model to measure welfare eects of taxesfor correcting environmental externalities caused by domestic trade, focusing on externalities that arise through exports. Externalities from exports come from a number ofsources. Domestically owned ships, planes,...

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Start-Up Subsidies in East Germany : Finally, a Policy that Works?

Caliendo, Marco - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008

The German government has spent between 7bn and 11bn Euro per year on active labor market policies (ALMP) in East Germany in the last decade. The effectiveness of the most important programs (in terms of participants and spending) such as job-creation schemes and vocational training has been...

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"Marginal Employment": Stepping Stone orDead End? Evaluating the German Experience

Freier, Ronny; Steiner, Viktor - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

'Marginal employment', i.e. employment at low working hours and earnings not covered bysocial security, has been gaining importance in the German economy over the past decade.Using a large newly available panel data set and statistical matching techniques, we analysethe effects of marginal...

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Is the Notification of Monitoring a Threat to theUnemployed? A Regression Discontinuity Approach

Cockx, Bart; Dejemeppe, Muriel - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007

In July 2004, the Belgian government intensified monitoring within the UnemploymentInsurance scheme. Workers claiming unemployment benefits for more than 13 months arenotified that past job-search behavior will be monitored 8 months later...

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