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Unemployment Duration in Germany : Individual and Regional Determinants of Local Job Finding, Migration and Subsidized Employment
Arntz, Melanie - 2018
Recent labor market reforms in Germany aim, among other things, at reducing unemployment by restricting passive unemployment measures, emphasizing local labor market policies and re-structuring public employment services. This paper uses extensive individual administrative and regional aggregate...
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The effects of active labour market policies for immigrants receiving social assistance in Denmark
Heinesen, Eskil; Husted, Leif; Rosholm, Michael - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-22
We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment for non-western immigrants in Denmark who receive social assistance. We use the timing-of-events duration model and rich administrative data. We find large positive post-programme effects, and,...
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The Effect of Language Training on Immigrants’ Integration : Does the Duration of Training Matter?
Pont-Grau, Alex; Lei, Yu-Hsiang; Lim, Joel Z. E.; Xia, Xing - 2021
Language training programmes have become a crucial part of immigrant integration policies in many developed countries. We examine whether the intensity of training, in terms of duration, increases the likelihood of integration, particularly labour market integration. We investigate a...
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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010
This paper estimates the impact of training incidence and duration on employment transitions accounting for the endogeneity of program participation and duration. We specify a very flexible bivariate random effects probit model for employment and training participation and we use Bayesian Markov...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302582
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The evolution of job stability and wages after the implementation of the Hartz reforms
Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Jaenichen, Ursula; Rothe, Thomas - In: Journal for labour market research 49 (2016) 3, pp. 269-294
We address the concerns about rising inequality in the German labour market after the implementation of the Hartz reforms between 2003 and 2005. We focus on the quality of new jobs started between 1998 and 2010 in West Germany in terms of job stability and level of earnings. Using social...
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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010
Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Aktiven Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland und in vielen … Beschäftigungssuche ab, denn in Deutschland können dem Arbeitslosen zu jedem Zeitpunkt Weiterbildungsmaßnahmen zugewiesen werden …. Wir evaluieren ein wichtiges Programm der beruflichen Weiterbildung in Deutschland (Förderung der beruflichen …
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Effectiveness of sequences of One-Euro-Jobs : is it better to do more One-Euro-Jobs or to wait?
Dengler, Katharina - 2013
Deutschland häufig an mehreren Programmen teilnehmen, werden in dieser Studie sequentielle Teilnahmen an aktiven … Arbeitsmarktprogrammen für ALG-II-Bezieher/innen in Deutschland untersucht. Es werden administrative Daten verwendet, um für dynamische …
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Unemployment compensation and unemployment duration before and after the German Hartz IV reform
Nagl, Wolfgang; Weber, Michael - 2014
In 2005, the unemployment benefits for long-term unemployed were reduced in Germany. We investigate the effect of this reform on the transition probability from unemployment to employment using a large German administrative spell data set (SIAB 1975 - 2010). We estimate that the daily transition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010400271
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The heterogeneous effects of training incidence and duration on labor market transitions
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Osikominu, Aderonke; Paul, Marie - 2010
This paper estimates the impact of training incidence and duration on employment transitions accounting for the endogeneity of program participation and duration. We specify a very flexible bivariate random effects probit model for employment and training participation and we use Bayesian Markov...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009154558
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How Do Employment Effects of Job Creation Schemes Differ with Respect to the Foregoing Unemployment Duration?
Hujer, Reinhard - 2008
Based on new administrative data for Germany covering entrances into job creation schemes between July 2000 and May 2001, we evaluate the effects of this active labour market policy programme on the employability of the participating individuals. The programme effects are estimated considering...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012727018