In this paper we focus on the role of caseworkers in the assignment and take-up of welfare-to-work programs. We conduct a field experiment that generates exogenous variation in the assignment to different policy regimes to caseworkers. The experiment allows us to provide evidence on the...

Labor supply in the market for low-paid jobs in Germany is strongly influenced by tax exemptions - even for individuals to whom these exemptions do not apply. We present compelling evidence that an individual's choice set depends on other workers' preferences because firms cater their job offers...

Jobs are the number one policy concern of policymakers in many countries. The global financial crisis, rising demographic pressures, high unemployment rates, and concerns over automation all make it seem imperative that policymakers employ increasingly more active labor market policies. This...

Die Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland ist seit ihrem Höchststand von 2006 bis 2011 um etwa 40 Prozent deutlich zurückgegangen. Seitdem liegt die Anzahl der Langzeitarbeitslosen relativ konstant bei gut einer Million. Die Zahl der er-werbsfähigen Leistungsbezieher in der Grundsicherung...

This paper studies the differential effect of targeting cash transfers to men or women on the structure of household expenditures on non-durables. We study a policy intervention in the Republic of Macedonia, offering cash transfers to poor households, conditional on having their children...

This paper studies mandatory job-search periods for welfare applicants. During this period the benefits application is put on hold and the applicant is obliged to make job applications. We combine a randomized experiment with detailed administrative data to investigate the effects of imposing a...

Öffentlich geförderte sozialversicherungspflichtige Beschäftigung ist eine arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahme insbesondere für Langzeitarbeitslose ohne realistische Aussicht auf Integration in den ersten Arbeitsmarkt. Der hier vorgelegte Forschungsbericht enthält die Ergebnisse einer...

This paper studies the differential effect of targeting cash transfers to men or women on the structure of household expenditures on non-durables. We study a policy intervention in the Republic of Macedonia, offering cash transfers to poor households, conditional on having their children...

Using rich administrative data from Norway, we evaluate a 1998 work-encouraging reform targeted at single parents. We especially focus on educational performance for children of the involved single mothers. For all children of single mothers, the effect on school grades at completion of junior...

Voting is an important form of civic participation in democratic societies but a fundamental right that many citizens do not exercise. This study investigates the effects of welfare reform in the U.S. in the 1990s on voting of low income women. Using the November Current Population Surveys with...

This paper studies mandatory job-search periods for welfare applicants. During this period the benefits application is put on hold and the applicant is obliged to make job applications. We combine a randomized experiment with detailed administrative data to investigate the effects of imposing a...

Unemployment not only causes material hardship but can also affect an individual's sense of identity (i.e. their perception of belonging to a specific social group) and, consequently, feelings of personal happiness and subjective well-being. Labor market policies designed to help the unemployed...

Preface -- Employment policy in the global and national context -- Re-thinking employment in in the Indian economy : inclusive growth and well-being / Elizabeth Hill -- Employment policy in the international development agenda and its relevance in India / Catherine Saget -- Judicial production...

Conceptual framework -- Globalization, American economy, and the restructuring of welfare -- A closer look at workfare and black single mother welfare recipients -- The social rights of citizenship, welfare, and the undeserving poor -- Conclusion : resisting the neoliberal workfare state

Introduction -- The context for conditionality -- The techniques of conditionality -- The subjects of conditionality -- The impacts of conditionality -- The ethics of conditionality -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index

Introduction -- The individualisation of minimum income schemes' policies -- The institutional context of the German minimum income scheme -- Individual perspectives on the German minimum income scheme as institutional context and biographical situation -- Theoretical framework : long-term...

This paper provides a new perspective by classifying active labor market programs (ALMPs) depending on their objectives, relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, a crisis and recovery. We distinguish ALMPs providing incentives for retaining employment, incentives for creating...

Active labor market programs continue to receive high priority in wealthy countries despite the fact that the benefits appear small relative to the costs. This apparent discrepancy suggests that the programs may have a broader purpose than simply increasing employment - for instance, preventing...