This paper studies whether the decentralization of public employment services (PES) increases job placements among the unemployed. Decentralizing PES has been a widely applied reform used by governments aiming to enhance their efficacy. However, economic theory is ambiguous about its effects,...

In diesem Bericht werden erstmals Agenturbezirke mit und ohne Jugendberufsagenturen anhand verschiedener Indikatoren verglichen. Diese Indikatoren bilden das Ziel von Jugendberufsagenturen – die verbesserte berufliche Integration junger Menschen – ab. Die zur Analyse verwendeten Daten der...

The paper uses the theoretical framework of the Spatial Economics to analyze (1) the regional unemployment disparities in Spain for males and females in three different age categories and for economic sector. We use administrative regional aggregate data to explore the distribution of the...