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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1–2- year-olds in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011973903
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Universal childcare for the youngest and the maternal labour supply
Kunze, Astrid; Liu, Xingfei - 2019
In this paper, we investigate whether the expansion of childcare leads to an increase in the female labour supply. We measure female labour supply at both the extensive and intensive margin. For identification, we exploit a nationwide reform that expanded childcare for 1-2- year-olds in Norway....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979049
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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective Tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009
Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In … practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on … sanctions on the drop-out from welfare and the transition to employment. The estimated local average treatment effect (LATE) is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902960
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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective tool to shorten welfare receipt and speed up transitions to employment?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - 2009
Benefit sanctions imposed on non-compliant welfare recipients are a new element in the German welfare system. In … practice, the sanction policy and the application of sanctions vary considerably across the 439 welfare agencies. Based on … sanctions on the drop-out from welfare and the transition to employment. The estimated local average treatment effect (LATE) is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003920164
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Should welfare administration be centralized or decentralized? : Evidence from a policy experiment
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas; … - 2010
The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration …. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central … of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796152
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Sind ARGEn wirklich besser? : Anmerkungen zur Evaluation der Betreuungsorganisation im Bereich der Grundsicherung
Schneider, Hilmar - 2009
Mit der Einführung von Arbeitslosengeld II wurde auch die behördliche Zuständigkeit für die Grundsicherung einer grundlegenden Reorganisation unterzogen. Während in der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Kommunen in Form der sogenannten Arbeitsgemeinschaften eine Mischverwaltung aus Bundesagentur...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003874815
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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
Many studies have analysed the effectiveness of single active labour market programmes (ALMPs) for welfare recipients … in different countries. As empirical evidence reveals that welfare recipients in Germany often participate in multiple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010198072
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Intensifying the use of benefit sanctions : an effective tool to increase employment?
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas - In: IZA journal of labor policy 3 (2014), pp. 1-19
In Germany, imposition of benefit cuts for non-compliant welfare recipients depends on the policy of the local welfare …. A tighter sanction policy can be quite effective for non-compliant welfare recipients. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010417203
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Should welfare administration be centralized or decentralized? : Evidence from a policy experiment
Boockmann, Bernhard; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Walter, Thomas; … - 2010
The 2005 reform of the German welfare system introduced two competing organizational models for welfare administration …. In most districts, a centralized organization was established where local welfare agencies are bound to central … of both types of organizations. Compared to centralized organization, decentralized organization of welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009515680
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Should Local Public Employment Services Be Merged with the Local Social Benefit Administrations?
Holzner, Christian - 2011
The German Federal government has allowed some regions (Approved Local Providers) to be solely responsible for the care of long-term unemployed. The remaining regions had to form Joint Local Agencies, where the local social benefit administrations work together with the local public employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013124387