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Die Wirkung der Hartz-Reform im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung
Schneider, Hilmar; Uhlendorff, Arne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
Mit der Hartz-Reform wurden auch im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung grundlegende Neuerungen eingeführt. Dazu gehören vor allem die Einführung von Bildungsgutscheinen als neuem Allokationsinstrument, das den potentiellen Teilnehmern Wahlfreiheit bei der Auswahl der Bildungsanbieter...
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Quick Job Entry or Long-Term Human Capital Development? The Dynamic Effects of Alternative Training Schemes
Osikominu, Aderonke - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
both unemployment and employment duration. Our analysis uses a rich administrative longitudinal data set for Germany where … unemployment. Long-term training schemes increase the average duration of employment spells more strongly than short-term training …. However, they increase the expected unemployment duration if they are started early during unemployment. This negative short …
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Too Bad to Benefit?: Effect Heterogeneity of Public Training Programs
Rinne, Ulf; Schneider, Marc; Uhlendorff, Arne - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007
This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed in Germany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has been sketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs for different sub-groups with...
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Accounting for General Equilibrium Effects in Program Evalution
Plesca, Miana - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2005
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Employment, Mobility, and Active Labor Market Programs
Fredriksson, Peter; Johansson, Per - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2003
Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects and increase mobility in the longer run. We consider two prototype programs: job creation programs and training programs. We find that both programs reduce the chances of finding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190476
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The relative efficiency of labor market programs: Swedish experience from the 1990's
Carling, Kenneth; Richardson, Katarina - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2001
duration for participants. The analysis uses a hazard regression model and a uniquely large and rich administrative data set …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190974
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Self-employment grants vs. subsidized employment: Is there a difference in the re-unemployment risk?
Carling, Kenneth; Gustafson, Lena - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 1999
change by comparing the post-program duration of employment for the two programs. In addition, we focus in some detail on the … problem. We discuss how the selection process may bias the effect estimate in the non-linear duration model that we use …
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Does early intervention help the unemployed youth?
Carling, Kenneth; Larsson, Laura - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2002
This paper evaluates a measure targeted at unemployed individuals aged 20-24. The main purpose of the measure is to prevent long-term unemployment by guaranteeing an assignment to some labor market program within 100 days of unemployment. Municipalities voluntarily agree to offer the guarantee....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651810
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Employment, mobility, and active labor market programs
Fredriksson, Peter; Johansson, Per - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2003
Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects and increase mobility in the longer run. We consider two prototype programs: job creation programs and training programs. We find that both programs reduce the chances of finding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651864
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The effect of vocational employment training on the individual transition rate from unemployment to work
Richardson, Katarina; den Berg, Gerard J. van - Institutet för Arbetsmarknads- och Utbildningspolitisk … - 2002
training and exit to work. The approach involves the estimation of duration models, and it allows us to quantify the individual … mean unemployment duration is close to zero. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651882