The Relative Effectiveness of Selected Active Labor Market Programs: An Empirical Investigation for Germany*

Stephan, Gesine; Pahnke, André

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9957.2010.02221.x

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“…This is an important finding given that other authors find generally positive effects of short-term training (Biewen et al, In-firm aptitude test vs in-firm skill training or combination Note: Graphs by group for ATT is computed Huber et al, 2011;Hujer et al, 2006) or positive effects of classroom training in general (Stephan, 2008;Stephan and Pahnke, 2011;Wolff and Jozwiak, 2007).…”

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Short training for welfare recipients in Germany: which types work?

Kopf

2013

International Journal of Manpower

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Purpose -Various types of short training programmes exist in Germany. This article aims to evaluate short training courses for welfare recipients and to detect which programme type works best with respect to different outcome indicators. Design/methodology/approach -The author measures the impact of six short training programmes on the participants. She uses propensity score matching and large-scale administrative data to find suitable comparison groups. She compares treatment to non-participation as well as participation in different training types directly. Findings -The results demonstrate that in-firm training has large positive effects on individual employment prospects and stability. Furthermore, classroom skill training is more effective than other classroom types while application training is rather ineffective. Treating some of the application training participants with an alternative sub-programme would improve the effectiveness.Research limitations/implications -The results show which training types work best. However, the results do not imply macro or cost-benefit effects. Practical implications -Several of the short training courses, mostly occupation-specific subprogrammes, are short and relatively inexpensive options to activate welfare recipients. Originality/value -The paper analyses the effects of six short training programmes for welfare recipients that have not been analysed before. The sensitivity of the results is examined using a wide range of estimators and different outcomes.

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Short training for welfare recipients in Germany: which types work?

Kopf

2013

International Journal of Manpower

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“…However, only few studies analyse the effects of retraining after the Hartz reforms so far. Stephan and Pahnke (2011) show that retraining which started in 2003, after the introduction of training vouchers has a strong impact on the employment probability 3.5 years after its start, but 5 Four laws -Hartz I to Hartz IV -were implemented between January 2003 and January 2005. While Hartz I to Hartz III reorganized public employment services and measures of active labour market policy, Hartz IV combined unemployment benefits for long-term unemployed and social assistance benefits to means-tested unemployment benefit II (Jacobi and Kluve, 2007).…”

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Labour market effects of retraining for the unemployed: the role of occupations

Kruppe

Lang

2017

Applied Economics

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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. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may AbstractWe analyse the impact of retraining for the unemployed on future labour market success, and estimate effects separately for different target occupations. We use German registry data and apply statistical matching methods. The results show that on average, after a period with strong lock-in effects, retraining increases the employment probability of women by more than 20 percentage points. Effects for male participants are somewhat weaker. Although we find differences in the effectiveness of retraining by target occupations, these differences cannot completely explain the observed gender differences. Healthcare occupations, which are the most important target occupations especially of female participants, are among those with the strongest effects. Despite differences between occupational fields, retraining in most of the considered occupations positively affects employment prospects of participants. Finally, sorting into different occupations seems to be present, as participants with different target professions also differ in their observable characteristics.JEL: J24, J68, C14

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“…The employment effects of long-term training programs in the early 2000s have been estimated for example by Biewen et al (2007), Fitzenberger et a. (2010), Hujer et al (2006), Kluve et al (2007), Wunsch (2009), Osikominu (2009), Rinne et al (2010), Schneider and Uhlendorff (2006), Stephan and Pahnke (2008), Wunsch and Lechner (2008).…”

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“…Osikominu (2009) also finds that long-term training may increase the duration of unemployment but it may also have a strong positive effect on the subsequent employment duration. Biewen et al (2007), Rinner et al (2010), Schneider and Uhlendorff (2006), and Stephan and Pahnke (2008) incorporate the dynamic selection into programs into a matching framework by estimating the effect of participating in training versus not participating now but maybe later. They rely on a selection on observables approach controlling for individual characteristics and the individuals' employment history.…”

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Many Dropouts? Never Mind! – Employment Prospects of Dropouts from Training Programs

Paul¹

2015

Annals of Economics and Statistics

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The employment effects of training programs for the unemployed are frequently studied, but little is known about the number, the characteristics, and the labor market prospects of those who drop out of these programs. The aim of this paper is to contribute to filling this gap. Dropouts are identified in German administrative data. The medium-and long-term effect of dropout is estimated using a bivariate dynamic random effects probit model which takes into account state dependence and selection on unobservables. The model is estimated with Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods.

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The Relative Effectiveness of Selected Active Labor Market Programs: An Empirical Investigation for Germany*

Cited by 24 publications

References 47 publications

Short training for welfare recipients in Germany: which types work?

Short training for welfare recipients in Germany: which types work?

Labour market effects of retraining for the unemployed: the role of occupations

Many Dropouts? Never Mind! – Employment Prospects of Dropouts from Training Programs

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