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A structural analysis of vacancy referrals with imperfect monitoring and the strategic use of sickness absence
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Foerster, Hanno; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012805196
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Empirical Monte Carlo evidence on estimation of timing-of-events models
Lombardi, Stefano; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vikström, Johan - 2021
approach provides accurate effect estimates, especially if time-varying variation in the unemployment rate of the local labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390913
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Empirical Monte Carlo evidence on estimation of Timing-of-Events models
Lombardi, Stefano; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vikström, Johan - 2020
approach provides accurate effect estimates, especially if time-varying variation in the unemployment rate of the local labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419545
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
In the German unemployment insurance system, Integration Agreements (IA) are mandatory contracts between the employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012415082
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Side Effects of Labor Market Policies
Caliendo, Marco; Mahlstedt, Robert; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2020 - This version: October 8,2020
instantaneous features of participation such as, perhaps, the adoption of a more rigorous daily routine. Unemployment benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012600169
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Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Stephan, Gesine - 2021
Integration Agreement (IA) are contracts between the employment agency and the unemployed, nudging the latter to comply with rules on search behavior. We designed and implemented an RCT involving thousands of newly unemployed workers, randomizing at the individual level both the timing of the IA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496735
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Side effects of labor market policies
Caliendo, Marco; Mahlstedt, Robert; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2020
instantaneous features of participation such as, perhaps, the adoption of a more rigorous daily routine. Unemployment benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012313891
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The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions
Berg, Gerard J. van den; Hofmann, Barbara; Uhlendorff, Arne - 2017
Unemployment insurance agencies may combat moral hazard by punishing refusals to apply to assigned vacancies. However … search behavior do not apply. This reduces the ex ante threat of sanctions. Based on a large inflow sample into unemployment … unemployment duration and the quality of job matches, in conjunction with the possibility to report sick. We estimate multispell …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635521
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Active labor market policies
Crépon, Bruno; Berg, Gerard J. van den - 2016
Active labor market policies are massively used with the objective being to improve labor market outcomes of individuals out of work. Many observational evaluation studies have been published. In this review, we critically assess policy effectiveness. We emphasize insights from recent randomized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011598126
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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels
Albrecht, James W.; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Vroman, … - 2004
The Swedish adult education program called Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573436