Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1101-1122 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Applied economics |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Previous empirical studies of job creation schemes (JCS) in Germany have shown that the average effects for the participating individuals are negative. However, we find that this is not true for all strata of the population. Identifying individual characteristics that are responsible for the effect heterogeneity and using this information for a better allocation of individuals therefore bears some scope for improving programme efficiency. We present several stratification strategies and discuss the occurring effect heterogeneity. Our findings show that JCS do neither harm nor improve the labour market chances for most of the groups. Exceptions are long-term unemployed men in West and long-term unemployed women in East and West Germany who benefit from participation in terms of higher employment rates.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
Cite this
- Standard
- Harvard
- Apa
- Vancouver
- BibTeX
- RIS
In: Applied economics, Vol. 40, No. 9, 11.04.2011, p. 1101-1122.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying effect heterogeneity to improve the efficiency of job creation schemes in Germany
AU - Caliendo, Marco
AU - Hujer, Reinhard
AU - Thomsen, Stephan L.
N1 - Funding information: The authors thank Richard Blundell and Jeff Smith for valuable comments. The article has also benefited from fruitful discussions at the annual meeting of the Italian Association of Labour Economists (AIEL) in 2004. Financial support of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) within the project ‘Effects of Job Creation and Structural Adjustment Schemes’ is gratefully acknowledged. An earlier version of this article has circulated as ‘Effect Heterogeneity, Profiling and Targeting – How can we improve the Efficiency of Labour Market Policies?’ All remaining errors are our own. A supplementary appendix to this paper is available on request from the authors and can also be downloaded from http:// www.caliendo.de/papers/identifying_supplement.pdf
PY - 2011/4/11
Y1 - 2011/4/11
N2 - Previous empirical studies of job creation schemes (JCS) in Germany have shown that the average effects for the participating individuals are negative. However, we find that this is not true for all strata of the population. Identifying individual characteristics that are responsible for the effect heterogeneity and using this information for a better allocation of individuals therefore bears some scope for improving programme efficiency. We present several stratification strategies and discuss the occurring effect heterogeneity. Our findings show that JCS do neither harm nor improve the labour market chances for most of the groups. Exceptions are long-term unemployed men in West and long-term unemployed women in East and West Germany who benefit from participation in terms of higher employment rates.
AB - Previous empirical studies of job creation schemes (JCS) in Germany have shown that the average effects for the participating individuals are negative. However, we find that this is not true for all strata of the population. Identifying individual characteristics that are responsible for the effect heterogeneity and using this information for a better allocation of individuals therefore bears some scope for improving programme efficiency. We present several stratification strategies and discuss the occurring effect heterogeneity. Our findings show that JCS do neither harm nor improve the labour market chances for most of the groups. Exceptions are long-term unemployed men in West and long-term unemployed women in East and West Germany who benefit from participation in terms of higher employment rates.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=42549169796&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00036840500438897
DO - 10.1080/00036840500438897
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42549169796
VL - 40
SP - 1101
EP - 1122
JO - Applied economics
JF - Applied economics
SN - 0003-6846
IS - 9
ER -