We investigate the effects of meetings between the unemployed and their case workers on the transition rate from unemployment to employment using detailed Danish event history data obtained from administrative registers. We find large positive effects of meetings. The transition rate strongly...

Mit dem Projekt 'Integrieren, Mut machen, Stärken stärken' (PRIMUS) erprobte das Jobcenter Saarbrücken in den Jahren 2010 und 2011 ein neues Beratungs- und Unterstützungsangebot für erwerbsfähige Leistungsberechtigte (eLb) im Alter von 25 bis 48 Jahren, die länger im SGB-II-Leistungsbezug...

Temporary agency work has expanded in most advanced economies since the 1990s, but its growth has been controversial. Some argue that these jobs offer experience and contact with potential employers, serving as a path to regular employment, particularly for low-skilled workers. Others view them...