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Sensitivity of matching-based program evaluations to the availability of control variables

Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - 2011

Based on new, exceptionally informative and large German linked employer-employee administrative data, we investigate the question whether the omission of important control variables in matching estimation leads to biased impact estimates of typical active labour market programs for the...

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Sensitivity of Matching-Based Program Evaluations to the Availability of Control Variables

Lechner, Michael; Wunsch, Conny - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

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Youth Unemployment and Active Labor Market Policies in Europe

Caliendo, Marco; Schmidl, Ricarda - 2015

the aim of improving the integration prospects of struggling youths. Among the most common programs used are training … for training and wage subsidies, whereas the effects for public work programs are clearly negative. The evidence on the …

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The Direct and Indirect Effects of Online Job Search Advice

Altmann, Steffen; Glenny, Anita Marie; Mahlstedt, Robert; … - 2022

We study how online job search advice affects the job search strategies and labor market outcomes of unemployed workers. In a large-scale field experiment, we provide job seekers with vacancy information and occupational recommendations through an online dashboard. A clustered randomization...

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Do Caseworker Meetings Prevent Unemployment? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Homrighausen, Pia; Oberfichtner, Michael - 2024

Caseworker meetings have been shown to accelerate exit from unemployment. We explore whether they are also effectual before entering unemployment. In a natural field experiment, we offer caseworker meetings to workers at risk of losing their jobs while they are still employed. We find that the...

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Does Job Search Assistance Really Raise Employment?

Cottier, Lionel; Flückiger, Yves; Kempeneers, Pierre; … - 2018

We study how job search assistance (JSA) affects employment in a randomized pilot study with long run administrative data. JSA increases employment in the first year after assignment. In the second year, when most job seekers have left JSA, the employment gains evaporate, and even turn into...

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Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in West Germany

Lechner, Michael; Miquel, Ruth; Wunsch, Conny - 2004

Between 1991 and 1997 West Germany spent on average about 3.6 bn Euro per year on public sector sponsored training … selectivity correction by microeconometric matching methods. We identify the effects of different types of training programmes … substantive training programmes with duration of about two years gains in employment probabilities of more than 10% points appear …

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The curse and blessing of training the unemployed in a changing economy: the case of East Germany after unification

Lechner, Michael; Miquel, Ruth; Wunsch, Conny - 2005

We analyse the effects of government-sponsored training for the unemployed conducted during East German transition. For … outcomes over 8 years. We find that, generally, all training programmes under investigation increase long-term employment … prospects and earnings. However, as an important exception, the longer training programmes are on average not helpful for their …

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Training Vouchers for the Unemployed

Huber, Martin; Lechner, Michael; Strittmatter, Anthony - 2015

This paper evaluates the effect of a voucher award system for assignment into vocational training on the employment … negative short term and positive long term employment effects of voucher award are mainly driven by actual training …

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Does the Order and Timing of Active Labor Market Programs Matter?

Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper extends the traditional focus of active labor market policy evaluation from a static comparison of participation in a program versus nonparticipation (or participation in another program) to the evaluation of the effects of program sequences, i.e. multiple participation or timing of...

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