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This paper studies the role of training vouchers and caseworkers in public training programs. Using a rich administrative data set, we apply matching and regression methods to measure the effect of the Hartz reform in Germany, which introduced training vouchers and imposed more selective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269105
This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is … measures such as monitoring and job search assistance for each period of unemployment in a dynamic environment with negative … role of job search assistance is to delay or prevent situations in which it is no longer optimal to incentivize the worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269430
This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed in Germany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has been sketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs for different sub-groups with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324250
This study analyzes the treatment effects of public training programs for the unemployed inGermany. Based on propensity score matching methods we extend the picture that has beensketched in previous studies by estimating treatment effects of medium-term programs fordifferent sub-groups with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860773
This paper studies the role of training vouchers and caseworkers in public training programs. Using a rich administrative data set, we apply matching and regression methods to measure the effect of the Hartz reform in Germany, which introduced training vouchers and imposed more selective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793556
This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is … measures such as monitoring and job search assistance for each period of unemployment in a dynamic environment with negative … role of job search assistance is to delay or prevent situations in which it is no longer optimal to incentivize the worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003940543
This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is … measures such as monitoring and job search assistance for each period of unemployment in a dynamic environment with negative … role of job search assistance is to delay or prevent situations in which it is no longer optimal to incentivize the worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923505
This paper studies the role of training vouchers and caseworkers in public training programs. Using a rich administrative data set, we apply matching and regression methods to measure the effect of the Hartz reform in Germany, which introduced training vouchers and imposed more selective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765322
optimal choice between different active and passive policies for the unemployed to a setting which allows for the use of a job … the job. These programmes are one of the most widely used activation measures in OECD countries and should, therefore, be … interesting results on the optimal use of job search assistance and training are derived. It is shown that existing policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012729721
This paper studies the role of job search assistance programs in optimal welfare-to-work programs. The analysis is … measures such as monitoring and job search assistance for each period of unemployment in a dynamic environment with negative … role of job search assistance is to delay or prevent situations in which it is no longer optimal to incentivize the worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147543