active labor market policy, are only partly reported as unemployment. A review of the evidence on the effectiveness of labor … have alleviated social burdens from unemployment. Discussing what causes the high unemployment in the east, we claim that … effects of wage policy have been overrated. Differences in unemployment rates are also the result of more ample labor supply …

heterogeneity into account. Our results indicate that participation in JCS increases the unemployment duration mainly due to … participants leave unemployment quicker than other groups, which results in highly skilled women benefiting from participation …. However, we find no significant impact on post-unemployment employment stability. Our results are robust to allowing for …

. Additional results, however, suggest that female and highly skilled participants leave unemployment quicker than other groups …

heterogeneity into account. Our results indicate that participation in JCSs increases the unemployment duration mainly due to … leave unemployment quicker than other groups, which results in highly skilled women benefiting from participation. However …, we find no significant impact on post-unemployment employment stability. Our results are robust to allowing for random …