market policy. We analyze its causal effects on the individual transition rate from unemployment to employment by exploiting …-parametric identification. The data cover the population and include multiple unemployment spells for many individuals. The results indicate a … diminishes after some weeks. When taking account of the time spent in the program, the effect on the mean unemployment duration …

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 … unemployment. Long-term training schemes increase the average duration of employment spells more strongly than short-term training …

Reducing youth unemployment and generating more and better youth employment opportunities are key policy challenges … education policy and earlier interventions in the education system. …