, focussing on vacancy information obtained early in the unemployment spell. As in many other countries, the German activation … propensity score matching approach, we find that vacancy information increases the entry rate into unemployment predominantly by … through other channels. In case of continued unemployment, early vacancy information reduces the participation rate in ALMP …

We conduct a field experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of labor market speeddates where unemployed workers meet …

This paper uses a large-scale two-level randomized experiment to study direct and displacement effects of job search … assistance. Our findings show that the assistance reduces unemployment among the treated, but also creates substantial … displacement leading to higher unemployment for the non-treated. By using detailed information on caseworker and job seeker …