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Bolvig, Iben, Peter Jensen & Michael Rosholm (2003): The employment effects of active social policy. (IZA discussion paper 736), Bonn, 46 S.

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"We analyse the effects of active social policy (ASP) on the dynamics of welfare dependence. We evaluate the impact of various ASP measures (employment and training) on the duration of welfare spells and subsequent employment spells, based on data from Denmark. The results show that employment measures improve the chances of leaving welfare dependence whereas training measures have detrimental effects on the exit rate from welfare spells. We investigate the optimal timing of ASP and show that there is a case for assigning individuals to early participation in employment programmes, as the net effect is larger the earlier participation begins." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Graversen, Brian Krogh (2003): An evaluation of the impact of Danish active social programmes on welfare dependence. Kopenhagen u.a., 40 S.

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"This paper uses a duration model framework to analyse to what extent the active social policy programmes targeted on welfare recipients in Denmark are successful in reducing the length of welfarespells. The focus in the paper is on estimating the significance of the pre-programme incentive effect (i.e. the potential increase in the exit rate from welfare to jobs when welfare recipients are facing the risk of being selected to participate in a programme). The pre-programme incentive effect is identified by the fact that the intended timing of the programmes differs among different administrators of the programmes. The locking-in effect and the treatment effect of programmes are estimated by using information on the actual timing of programmes. To avoid selection bias in the estimatedtreatment effects the empirical model accounts for possible selectivity in the inflow into programmes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Greenberg, David H., Charles Michalopoulos & Philip K. Robins (2003): A meta-analysis of government-sponsored training programs. In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Jg. 57, H. 1, S. 31-53.

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"This study uses meta-analysis to synthesize findings from 31 evaluations of 15 voluntary government-funded training programs for the disadvantaged that operated between 1964 and 1998. On average, the earnings effects of the evaluated programs seem to have been largest for women, quite modest for men, and negligible for youths. For men and women, the earnings effects of training appear to have persisted for at least several years after the training was complete. Classroom skills training was apparently effective in increasing earnings, but basic education was not. There is no evidence that more expensive training programs performed better than less expensive ones. Although the United States has more than three decades of experience in running training programs, the programs do not appear to have become more effective over time." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Ljungdahl, Birgitta (2003): Stockholm Matchning. Registeruppfölijming. Stockholms Stad.

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Reenen, John Van (2003): Active labour market policies and the British new deal for the young unemployed in context. (NBER working paper 9576), Cambridge, Mass., 41 S. DOI:10.3386/w9576

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"The British New Deal for Young People began in January 1998. After 6 months of unemployment, 18-24 year olds are mandated to enter a 'Gateway' period where they are given extensive job search assistance. If they are unable to obtain an unsubsidised job, then they can enter one of four New Deal options. One of these is a job subsidy ( employers' option'), the others involve full-time education and training, government-provided employment ( environmental task force') or voluntary work. In this paper I evaluate the New Deal in a historical and international context. The toughening of the work search criterion has evolved since the Restart initiative in 1986. Using either the age-related eligibility criteria and/or a comparison of pilot and non-pilot areas results suggest that there has been a significant increase in outflows to employment due to the New Deal. Unemployed young men are now about 20% more likely to get jobs as a result of the policy (the stock of youth employment is about 17,000 higher than it would be without the New Deal). Much of this effect is likely to be because of the take up of the employer wage subsidy, but at least a fifth of the effect is due to enhanced job search. Taken as a whole I conclude that the social benefits of the New Deal outweigh the costs." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Rustenbach, Stephan Jeff (2003): Metaanalyse. Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung. (Methoden der Psychologie 16), Bern u.a.: Hogrefe und Huber, 291 S., CD-ROM.

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"Mittels metaanalytischer Methoden können empirische Ergebnisse eines Forschungsbereichs systematisch zusammengefasst werden. Die resultierenden kumulativen Gesamtaussagen besitzen hohe praktische und theoretische Relevanz. In der klinischen Interventionsforschung zählt die Metaanalyse zu den bedeutsamsten und einflussreichsten Evaluationsmethoden. Das Buch dient als Nachschlagewerk und zugleich als praktische Anleitung zur Durchführung von Metaanalysen. Anschauliche Beispiele erleichtern das Verständnis." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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Toorn, Marcel van (2003): Verborgen Talenten. De eerste twee jaar in kaart gebracht. Rotterdam, 59 S.

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Wilkinson, David (2003): New deal for young people. Evaluation of unemployment flows. (Policy Studies Institute. Research discussion paper 15), London, 56 S.

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"The New Deal for Young People (NDYP) was introduced in Great Britain in January 1998 as one of the key parts of the government's welfare to work strategy. ...The aim of this paper is to derive estimates of the extent to which outcomes for individual participants in NDYP were changed by participation in the programme, by comparison with what would have happened to them without the programme. Evaluating the separate effects of the Options is not an aim of this paper. A separate evaluation study, using a different approach, was commissioned to assess the effectiveness of the Options relative to one another. The structure of the report is as follows. The next section discusses the methods used in the evaluation. Section Three introduces the data to be used in the analysis and provides some basic descriptive information that highlights the method of analysis. Section Four presents estimated results prior to the introduction of NDYP, this analysis is used to choose the appropriate baseline period against which NDYP is to be assessed. Section Five presents the estimated results for the impact of NDYP on the probability of being unemployed after entering the programme. Section Six considers pre-programme effects. Section Seven considers the destinations upon leaving unemployment. Section Eight concludes." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Wilkinson, David (2003): New deal for people aged 25 and over. A synthesis report. (Department for Work and Pensions. Report 161), London, 77 S.

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"This report brings together into a single document the findings from research into the New Deal for people aged 25 and over (ND25 plus) that has taken place between 1998 and 2002. It covers research into the three distinct phases of ND25 plus provision together with evidence from the local pilot projects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Blank, Rebecca M. (2002): Evaluating welfare reform in the United States. In: Journal of Economic Literature, Jg. 40, H. 4, S. 1105-1166.

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Der Artikel berichtet über sozialpolitische Reformen in den 90er Jahren in den USA. Insbesondere geht er auf Programme wie den "Earned Income Tax Credit" (EITC) und andere Initiativen im Rahmen des "Welfare-To-Work" ein, die darauf abzielen, Haushalte und allein Erziehende mit niedrigem Einkommen für den Arbeitsmarkt zu aktivieren. Es wird außerdem über die Ansätze und Ergebnisse von einschlägigen Evaluationsstudien berichtet. (IAB)

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Bochove, Aart van (2002): Activeren en loslaten. Sociale activering in Parkstad Limburg, een kijk vanuit instellingen voor zorg en welzijn. Leiden.

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Bonjour, Dorothe, Genevieve Knight & Stephen Lissenburgh (2002): Evaluation of new deal for young people in Scotland. Phase 2. Edinburgh, 118 S.

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"This report presents the findings of the second phase of a survey of a random sample drawn from the September 1998 - February 1999 cohort of entrants to NDYP in Scotland." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Calmfors, Lars, Anders Forslund & Maria Hemström (2002): Vad vet vi om den svenska arbetsmarknadspolitikens sysselsättningseffekter? (Rapport 2002:8), Uppsala.

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Carling, Kenneth & Laura Larsson (2002): Does early intervention help the unemployed youth? (Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation. Working paper 2002,10), Uppsala, 34 S.

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"This paper evaluates a measure targeted at unemployed individuals aged 20-24. The main purpose of the measure is to prevent long-term unemployment by guaranteeing an assignment to some labor market program within 100 days of unemployment. Municipalities voluntarily agree to offer the guarantee. To identify the effect of the measure, we use three conditions: The guarantee covers individuals aged 24 but not 25, one fifth of the municipalities does not provide the guarantee, and the guarantee existed in 1998 but not in 1997. We find no evidence that the measure did significantly improve the future labor market situation of the youth, which suggests that early intervention in the unemployment spell is not important." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Fröberg, Daniela & Kerstin Persson (2002): Genomförandet av aktivitetsgarantin. Uppdrag från Näringsdepartementet. (Rapport 2002:2), Uppsala.

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Hansen, Anette, Marianne Saxtoft, Morten Eriksen & Karen Thulesen (2002): Evaluering af "Udviklingsforum for social aktivierung i Aalborg Kommune" - procesevaluering. Århus.

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Hasluck, Chris (2002): The re-engineered new deal 25 plus. A summary of recent evaluation evidence. A report for Jobcentre Plus and the Department for Work and Pensions. (Department for Work and Pensions. Research and development report 137), Coventry, 62 S.

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"This Summary Report provides an overarching view of the implementation and early impact of the re-engineered ND25plus programme. It synthesises evidence from case studies of the re-designed programme, qualitative surveys with Personal Advisers, providers, employers and ND25plus participants as well as evidence from the New Deal Evaluation database and earlier evaluation research. It concludes by identifying areas for further improvement to the programme." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Jensen, Peter, Jørgen Elm Larsen & Michael Rosholm (2002): Aktivering - mål eller middel? In: Samfundsøkonomen H. 7, S. 4-11.

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Kvist, Jon (2002): Nordic activation in the 1990s. (Socialforskningsinstituttet. SFI reprint 03/2002), Kopenhagen, 6 S.

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"The Nordic activation strategy demonstrates that activation should not be related solely to ''economic'' factors such as increasing ordinary employment per se. It should also be linked to the broader goal of providing people with a meaning to their life through participation in daily activities. The 1990s have shown that the third way of the Nordic countries is still viable and ''social''. As such it provides an alternative to the dominant thinking on social security and economic incentives from elsewhere in the world." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))