Most evaluation studies of active labour market policies (ALMP) focus on the micro-econometric evaluation approach using individual data. However, as the microeconometric approach usually ignores impacts on the non-participants, it should be seen as a first step to a complete evaluation which...

The aim of microeconometric evaluation studies is the estimation of the effects of political measures and reforms on the individual level with regard to different economic objectives. Meanwhile empirical evaluation analyses are of high importance for actual policy advice, especially for labour...

We analyze the influence of regional determinants on the decision of employers to provide within-firm further training. We estimate the effects of the regional population density, the unemployment rate and the regional concentration of an industry against the background of several determinants...

This paper is concerned with the effect of vocational training on individual unemployment duration in West Germany. The database used in this study is the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) for West Germany for the period from 1984 to 1994. The econometric model is a semi-parametric single risk...

This paper presents an overview of recently developed estimation methods for dynamic panel data models with spatial correlation.We discuss the specification, themain assumptions and the implications of themodel. Themost important estimation strategy is the application ofGeneralized Method of...