With the beginning of economic reform in the formerly centrally planned economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), open unemployment rapidly reached levels comparable to those in Western economies. Governments in the region reacted to this rise by adopting active labour market policies...

Mit 8,50 Euro würde Deutschland einen im internationalen Vergleich sehr hohen effektiven Mindestlohn einführen. Um einen Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit zu vermeiden, sollte der Einstieg vorsichtiger erfolgen. Mit 7,00 Euro pro Stunde würde ein mittlerer Rang im Vergleich der OECD-Länder...

This paper provides micro-econometric evidence on the effectiveness of Active Labor Market Policies (ALMP) in Poland. We sketch the theoretical framework of matching estimators as a substitute for randomization in labor market programs. Using retrospective data from the 18th wave of the Polish...

This paper estimates causal effects of two Polish active labor market policies - Training and Intervention Works - on employment probabilities. Using data from the 18th wave of the Polish Labor Force Survey we discuss three stages of an appropriately designed matching procedure and demonstrate...