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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 257-302 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Journal | Research in Economics |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Nov 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
This paper evaluates the effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany. The very informative dataset at hand justifies the application of a matching estimator and allows to take account of threefold heterogeneity. The recently developed multiple treatment framework is used to evaluate the effects with respect to regional and individual heterogeneity as well as to differences in the programme sectors. The results show considerable differences with respect to these sources of heterogeneity, but the overall finding is very clear. At the end of our observation period, that is 2 years after the start of the programmes, participants in job creation schemes have a significantly lower success probability on the labour market in comparison to matched non-participants.
Keywords
- Evaluation, Heterogeneity, Job creation schemes, Matching, Multiple treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Research in Economics, Vol. 58, No. 4, 14.11.2004, p. 257-302.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - New evidence on the effects of job creation schemes in Germany - a matching approach with threefold heterogeneity
AU - Hujer, Reinhard
AU - Caliendo, Marco
AU - Thomsen, Stephan L.
N1 - Funding information: The authors thank Christian Brinkmann, Elke Jahn, Barbara Sianesi, Christopher Zeiss and one anonymous referee for valuable comments. The paper has also benefited from fruitful discussions at the IFS/UCL seminar and the annual meetings of EEA, EALE and Verein für Socialpolitik in 2003. Financial support of the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) within the project ‘Effects of Job Creation and Structural Adjustment Schemes’ is gratefully acknowledged. All remaining errors are our own.
PY - 2004/11/14
Y1 - 2004/11/14
N2 - This paper evaluates the effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany. The very informative dataset at hand justifies the application of a matching estimator and allows to take account of threefold heterogeneity. The recently developed multiple treatment framework is used to evaluate the effects with respect to regional and individual heterogeneity as well as to differences in the programme sectors. The results show considerable differences with respect to these sources of heterogeneity, but the overall finding is very clear. At the end of our observation period, that is 2 years after the start of the programmes, participants in job creation schemes have a significantly lower success probability on the labour market in comparison to matched non-participants.
AB - This paper evaluates the effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany. The very informative dataset at hand justifies the application of a matching estimator and allows to take account of threefold heterogeneity. The recently developed multiple treatment framework is used to evaluate the effects with respect to regional and individual heterogeneity as well as to differences in the programme sectors. The results show considerable differences with respect to these sources of heterogeneity, but the overall finding is very clear. At the end of our observation period, that is 2 years after the start of the programmes, participants in job creation schemes have a significantly lower success probability on the labour market in comparison to matched non-participants.
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