Active labor market policies are massively used with the objective being to improve labor market outcomes of individuals out of work. Many observational evaluation studies have been published. In this review, we critically assess policy effectiveness. We emphasize insights from recent randomized...

Arbeitslosigkeit und insbesondere Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit führen in einer Erwerbsarbeitsgesellschaft zu einer sozialen Exklusion, da die individuellen Chancen und die gesellschaftliche Positionierung jedes einzelnen über die Erwerbsarbeit definiert werden. Deshalb ist es nicht ausreichend,...

This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is based on a framework, that allows for endogenous choice of benefit types and levels, wage taxes or subsidies, and activation measures such as monitoring and job search assistance...

This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is based on a framework, that allows for endogenous choice of benefit types and levels, wage taxes or subsidies, and activation measures such as monitoring and job search assistance...