changes in the unemployment compensation system enacted in Germany during the 1980s and 1990s to demonstrate that incentivesʺ … rates of their younger peers during the 1980s and 1990s, when unemployment benefits got increasingly generous, thereby …

This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human … unemployment as well as across different subgroups of participants. We find that participating in short-term training reduces the … remaining time in unemployment and moderately increases job stability. Long-term training programs initially prolong the …

This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human … unemployment as well as across different subgroups of participants. We find that participating in short-term training reduces the … remaining time in unemployment and moderately increases job stability. Long-term training programs initially prolong the …

This study evaluates and compares the effectiveness of two alternative training schemes for the unemployed: short, job-search … both unemployment and employment duration. Our analysis uses a rich administrative longitudinal data set for Germany where … can be an effective tool to reduce unemployment in the long run, in particular if participation occurs early during …