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June 2008 (Elsevier)
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Differential effects of active labour market programs for the unemployed
Type: Journal Articles
Authors: Barbara Sianesi
ISSN: 0927-5371
Published in: Labour Economics
Volume, issue, pages: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp 370-499
JEL classification: C14, J38, J65, J68
Keywords: Evaluation; multiple treatments; propensity score matching; treatment effects
Previous version: IFS Working Papers [Details]

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The differential performance of six Swedish active labour market programs for the unemployed is investigated in terms of short- and long-term employment probability and unemployment-benefit dependency. Both relative to one another and compared to more intense job search, the central finding is that the more similar to a regular job, the more effective a program is for its participants. Employment subsidies perform best by far, followed by trainee replacement and, by a long stretch, labour market training. Relief work and two types of work practice schemes appear by contrast to be mainly used to re-qualify for unemployment benefits.

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