Active Labor Market Policies in Europe

Kluve, Jochen; Card, David; Fertig, Michael; Góra, Marek; Jacobi, Lena; Jensen, Peter; Leetmaa, Reelika; Nima, Leonhard; Patacchini, Eleonora; Schaffner, Sandra; Schmidt, Christoph Μ.; Klaauw, Bas van der; Wéber, Andrea

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“…Both programs exhibit negative effects on the average employment rate of their participants in the short term and positive employment effects in the long term. With an observed impact of 5 to 10 percentage points for both programs, the positive long-term effects are relatively large compared to most findings in the literature [4]. For the shorter program, it takes about nine months for the positive employment effects to occur.…”

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“…On the other hand, the smallest lock-in effects typically occur in programs with an explicit job search component, such as job search assistance programs [4]. Moreover, programs in which participants come into contact with potential employers, like on-the-job training, are expected to have both smaller lock-in effects and larger post-program effects because they typically provide firms with a screening device for future hiring [5].…”

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How to minimize lock-in effects of programs for unemployed workers

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2016

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1 ProsActivation programs can improve the employment prospects and earnings of participants. Higher expected post-program effects make participation more desirable. The human capital investment associated with a program increases with program duration. The earlier in the unemployment spell the program takes place the earlier possible positive employment effects can occur. ELEVAToR PITChActivation programs, such as job search assistance, training, or work experience programs for unemployed workers, typically initially produce negative employment effects. These so-called "lock-in effects" occur because participants spend less time and effort on job search activities than non-participants. Lock-in effects need to be offset by sufficiently large post-participation employment or earnings for the programs to be cost-effective. They represent key indirect costs that are often more important than direct program costs. The right timing and targeting of these programs can improve their cost-effectiveness by reducing lock-in effects. ConsActivation programs divert time and effort away from job search. As the expected post-program effects increase, it becomes more attractive to complete the program than to search for a job, which increases the magnitude of lock-in effects. Incentives to engage in an intense job search decrease with the length of the program, especially during its early stages. Starting programs early in the unemployment spell makes it more likely that participants will forego good employment chances.how to minimize lock-in effects of programs for unemployed workers Appropriate timing and targeting of activation programs for the unemployed can help improve their cost-effectiveness

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Section: Discussion Of Pros and Consmentioning

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How to minimize lock-in effects of programs for unemployed workers

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2016

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“…In such a situation, differences in mean values of the outcomes of both treatment group and control group after program participation can be attributed to the effect of program participation on participants (treatment effect on the treated ). However, due to possible ethical, political or financial problems and limitations, respectively, randomized controlled experiments are not always feasible (Kluve et al, 2007). In case of the WrC, the best way to evaluate its effectiveness would have been to carry out a RCT in advance to its introduction by randomly assigning students to either of the two groups and comparing their average written examination grades afterwards.…”

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Methods for evaluating educational programs: Does Writing Center Participation affect student achievement?

Bredtmann

Crede

Otten

2013

Evaluation and Program Planning

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“…With respect to ALMP and its impact on the employment probability of participants, theory predicts an increased employment probability of participants as participation increases the efficiency of the matching process between employers and workers due to an increase in human capital, employability or search intensity (Kluve et al, 2007). Beside this more general view, Bergemann and van den Berg (2008) focus on women and provide theoretical considerations on how ALMP might increase the employment probability of female participants.…”

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Getting back into the labor market: the effects of start-up subsidies for unemployed females

Caliendo

Künn

2015

J Popul Econ

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu Terms of use: Documents in D I S C U S S I O N P A P E R S E R I E S ABSTRACT Getting Back into the Labor Market: The Effects of Start-Up Subsidies for Unemployed Females *A shortage of skilled labor and low female labor market participation are problems many developed countries have to face. Besides activating inactive women, one possible solution is to support the re-integration of unemployed women. Due to female-specific labor market constraints (preferences for flexible working hours, discrimination), this is a difficult task, and the question arises whether active labor market policies (ALMP) are an appropriate tool to do so. Promoting self-employment among the unemployed might be promising. Starting their own business might give women more independence and flexibility in allocating their time to work and family. Access to long-term informative data allows us to close existing research gaps, and we investigate the impact of two start-up programs on long-run labor market and fertility outcomes of female participants. We find that start-up programs persistently integrate former unemployed women into the labor market and partly improve their income situations. The impact on fertility is less detrimental than for traditional ALMP programs. JEL Classification:J68, C14, H43

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Active Labor Market Policies in Europe

Abstract: Springer, 2007. 222 pages, 30 illus. €74.95. ISBN 978-3-540-48557-5. The book presents the results of a cross-country study on the effectiveness of active labour market policies. It is based on a report conducted for the European Commission mainly during the year 2005. Researchers

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