activation program. Analyzing data from this experiment we show that activation can be very effective in reducing unemployment …

also find that the quality of the post-unemployment jobs was not affected by the activation program. Both findings confirm … that activation programs mainly work because they are compulsory and unemployed don't like them. -- Unemployment insurance … ; unemployment duration ; experiment ; activation programs …

appears that the activation program is very effective. The median unemployment duration of the control group is 14 weeks …