This paper evaluates a job search assistance program for unemployment insurance recipients. The assignment to the program is dynamic. We provide a discussion on dynamic treatment effects and identification conditions. In the empirical analyses we use administrative data from a unique...

Untersuchungsfeld 4 beschäftigte sich mit den Wirkungen unterschiedlicher Formen der Aufgabenwahrnehmung im SGB II auf regionaler Ebene. Die Ergebnisse von Schätzungen zeigen, dass die Wahrscheinlichkeit, den Leistungsbezug zu verlassen, für die von ARGEn betreuten Hilfebedürftigen höher ist.

This paper examines whether contacts between caseworkers in public employment offices and employers impact on the reemployment chances of the unemployed they counsel. This analysis is made possible through a large administrative dataset on unemployed combined with an extensive survey of...

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work....