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) matching estimates of Active Labor Market Policies (ALMPs) based on the selection-on-observables assumption are to typically … confounders. However, results also show that matching on the PS using only typically observed covariates reduces imbalance in … matching approach based on rich and high quality administrative data appears to be sufficient to obtain estimates that are …
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This paper examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in improving labour market outcomes, especially of low-skilled individuals, by means of a pooled cross-country and time series database for 31 advanced countries during the period 1985–2010. The analysis includes...
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matching method to the data from a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labour on a sample of eligible individuals. Our results …
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This paper provides robust estimates of the impact of both product and labor market regulations on unemployment using data from 24 European countries over the period 1998–2013. Controlling for country fixed effects, endogeneity, and a large set of covariates, results show that product market...
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Since the economic crisis in 2008, European youth unemployment rates have been persistently high at around 20% on average. The majority of European countries spends significant resources each year on active labor market programs (ALMP) with the aim of improving the integration prospects of...
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries spend, on average, an equivalent of 0.4% of their gross domestic product on active and passive labor market policies. This is a non-negligible sum, especially in times of strained government budgets. Meetings with case workers -...
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data from the Panel Study ‘Labour Market and Social Security’ and propensity score matching methods to study the intention …
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The public employment service (PES) makes use in many countries of vacancy referrals as to facilitate the matching …
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We estimate the effect of active labour-market programmes on the exit rate to regular employment for non-western immigrants in Denmark who receive social assistance. We use the timing-of-events duration model and rich administrative data. We find large positive post-programme effects, and,...
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