This paper focuses on the effects of vocational training programmes on the duration of unemployment in Eastern Germany …

of transition from unemployment. We propose a "control function" estimator accounting for variable treatment effects. In …

This is the first study to investigate the effects of Active Labor Market Programs in Russia. We use the individual …

In the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment …

unemployment, there is little comprehensive evidence about the effects of activation during recessions. Here we evaluate a large … activation programme introduced in Portugal in 2012, a time of very high unemployment. This programme required specific … unemployment benefit recipients to meet jobcentre caseworkers and then participate in active labour market policies. Our analysis …

assistance. Our findings show that the assistance reduces unemployment among the treated, but also creates substantial … displacement leading to higher unemployment for the non-treated. By using detailed information on caseworker and job seeker … unemployment and reduced government spending …

lose employment faster, especially once eligible for new unemployment benefits. Job seekers assigned to JSA have similar …