This paper investigates how precisely short-term, job-search oriented training programs as opposed to long-term, human … capital intensive training programs work. We evaluate and compare their effects on time until job entry, stability of … remaining time in unemployment and moderately increases job stability. Long-term training programs initially prolong the …

increases job-finding in the private sector by 10 percentage points within one year of unemployment. Six years later, high …

those participating in the scheme, and in particular the possible locking-in effect reducing job search. In a general …

interventionist model appears to reduce wage inequality and raise job security for incumbent workers, it also often relegates new …

a very detailed and flexible way. Information on job search behaviour, timing of unemployment and program start, as well …

counselling and training in the Youth Work Plan (YWP) if a job is not found within three months. The length of the waiting period … impact of these policies on the transition rate to employment and on the quality of work. Both policies increase job finding …

We study the dual role of active labour market policies: First, ALMP may perform a screening role by increasing job …

We build and estimate a non-stationary structural job search model that incorporates the main stylized features of a … typical job search monitoring scheme in unemployment insurance (UI) and acknowledges that search effort and requirements are …