, we show that program impacts vary much across different types of training. Before the reform, especially long … improved after the reform. This is due to the introduction of better quality management, stronger competition among the …

Inkrafttreten der Reform waren insbesondere lange Maßnahmen mit anerkanntem Berufsabschluss unwirksam. Danach hat sich die Effizienz … training. Before the reform, especially long-term training to a new occupation was not effective. It appears that the … effectiveness of most training measures has substantially improved after the reform. This is due to the introduction of better …

district in Poland. For this purpose, we take advantage of a major administrative re-form, implemented on 1 January 1999, which … 16. We treat the reform as a natural experiment, and apply the difference-in-differences approach to study developments … overall post-reform difference in the length of the total water pipe network is 25% and the difference in the per …

the aggregate level, thus precluding any assessment of the overall impact of such measures. The reform of 1998 recognized …

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns … most important type of training programs before and after the reform by using administrative data of the Federal Employment … training programs had a positive impact on employment prospects already before the reform. Results for the relative short …