Dr Arne Uhlendorff

ongoing Projects

• Effects of subsidized further training on commuting behavior
• Benefit sanctions and the household's insurance function
• Contractual relationships between public employment services and welfare recipients: A mixed methods study about contents of integration agreements for basic social care recipients
• Info-Treatment Freiwillige Arbeitslosenversicherung
• Eingliederungsvereinbarungen und Aktionspläne

finished Projects

• Do Early Active Labor Market Policies Improve Outcomes of Not-Yet-Unemployed Workers? Findings from a Randomized Field Experiment

  van den Berg, G., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2025): Do Early Active Labor Market Policies Improve Outcomes of Not-Yet-Unemployed Workers? Findings from a Randomized Field Experiment. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17612), Bonn, 42 p.

• Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2025): Mandatory integration agreements for unemployed job seekers: a randomized controlled field experiment in Germany. In: International Economic Review, Vol. 66, No. 1, p. 79-105. DOI:10.1111/iere.12745

• Investigating the Impact of Integration Agreements on Labor Market Outcomes for Welfare Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  van den Berg, G., Bernhard, S., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2024): Investigating the Impact of Integration Agreements on Labor Market Outcomes for Welfare Recipients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17470), Bonn, 34 p.

• Predicting Re-Employment: Machine Learning Versus Assessments by Unemployed Workers and by Their Caseworkers

  van den Berg, G., Kunaschk, M., Lang, J., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2024): Predicting Re-Employment: Machine Learning Versus Assessments by Unemployed Workers and by Their Caseworkers. (IAB-Discussion Paper 03/2024), Nürnberg, 56 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.DP.2403

• Predicting Re-Employment: Machine Learning versus Assessments by Unemployed Workers and by Their Caseworkers

  van den Berg, G., Kunaschk, M., Lang, J., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2023): Predicting Re-Employment: Machine Learning versus Assessments by Unemployed Workers and by Their Caseworkers. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16426), Bonn, 55 p.

• Verträge zwischen Arbeitslosen und ihrem Jobcenter: Die Wirkung von Eingliederungsvereinbarungen im Rechtskreis SGB II

  Bernhard, S., Stephan, G., Uhlendorff, A. & van den Berg, G. (2022): Verträge zwischen Arbeitslosen und ihrem Jobcenter: Die Wirkung von Eingliederungsvereinbarungen im Rechtskreis SGB II. (IAB-Forschungsbericht 16/2022), Nürnberg, 22 p. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FB.2216

• The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2022): The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out. In: Economica, Vol. 89, No. 353, p. 1-28. DOI:10.1111/ecca.12392

• Mandatory Integration Agreements for Unemployed Job Seekers

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2021): Mandatory Integration Agreements for Unemployed Job Seekers. A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment in Germany. (IZA discussion paper 14026), Bonn, 53 p.

• The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2020): The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out. (CEPR discussion paper 15037), London, 8 p.

• Locus of Control and Investment in Training

  Caliendo, M., Cobb-Clark, D., Obst, C., Seitz, H. & Uhlendorff, A. (2022): Locus of Control and Investment in Training. In: The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 57, No. 4, p. 1311-1349. DOI:10.3368/jhr.57.4.0318-9377R2

• Locus of control and internal migration

  Caliendo, M., Cobb-Clark, D., Hennecke, J. & Uhlendorff, A. (2019): Locus of control and internal migration. In: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Vol. 79. DOI:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2019.103468

• Evaluating vacancy referrals and the roles of sanctions and sickness absence

  van den Berg, G., Hoffmann, B. & Uhlendorff, A. (2019): Evaluating vacancy referrals and the roles of sanctions and sickness absence. In: The economic journal, Vol. 129, No. 624, p. 3292-3322. DOI:10.1093/ej/uez032

• The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2019): The impact of sanctions for young welfare recipients on transitions to work and wages and on dropping out. (Working papers / Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy 2019,05), Uppsala, 8 p.

• Job search and labor market results: Small impact of action plans

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Ramos Lobato, P., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2018): Arbeitsuche und Beschäftigungserfolg: Aktionspläne zeigen wenig Wirkung. (IAB-Kurzbericht 17/2018), Nürnberg, 8 p.

• Economic job search and decision-making models

  van den Berg, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2018): Economic job search and decision-making models. In: U.- C. Klehe & E. A. J. van Hooft (Hrsg.) (2018): The Oxford Handbook of job loss and job search, p. 243-255.

• The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times

  Bergemann, A., Pohlan, L. & Uhlendorff, A. (2017): The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times. (Working papers / Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy 2017,07), Uppsala, 49 p.

• Job displacement and first birth over the business cycle

  Hofmann, B., Kreyenfeld, M. & Uhlendorff, A. (2017): Job displacement and first birth over the business cycle. In: Demography, Vol. 54, No. 3, p. 933-959. DOI:10.1007/s13524-017-0580-4

• The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times

  Bergemann, A., Pohlan, L. & Uhlendorff, A. (2017): The impact of participation in job creation schemes in turbulent times. In: Labour Economics, Vol. 47, No. August, p. 182-201. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2017.05.007

• Under heavy pressure

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2017): Under heavy pressure. Intense monitoring and accumulation of sanctions for young welfare recipients in Germany. (IZA discussion paper 10730), Bonn, 39 p.

• Job displacement and first birth over the business cycle

  Hofmann, B., Kreyenfeld, M. & Uhlendorff, A. (2017): Job displacement and first birth over the business cycle. (IZA discussion paper 10485), Bonn, 50 p.

• Effects of benefit sanctions for young unemployed welfare recipients : Accelerated employment take-up but also undesirable side effects

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2017): Wirkungen von Sanktionen für junge ALG-II-Bezieher: Schnellere Arbeitsaufnahme, aber auch Nebenwirkungen. (IAB-Kurzbericht 05/2017), Nürnberg, 8 p.

• Locus of control and investment in training

  Caliendo, M., Cobb-Clark, D., Seitz, H. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): Locus of control and investment in training. (IZA discussion paper 10406), Bonn, 48 p.

• Job creation schemes in turbulent times

  Bergemann, A., Pohlan, L. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): Job creation schemes in turbulent times. (IZA discussion paper 10369), Bonn, 35 p.

• Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers

  Caliendo, M., Künn, S. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers. The relationship between marginal employment, unemployment duration and job quality. In: Labour economics, Vol. 42, No. October, p. 177-193. DOI:10.1016/j.labeco.2016.07.003

• Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers

  Caliendo, M., Künn, S. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): Earnings exemptions for unemployed workers. The relationship between marginal employment, unemployment duration and job quality. (IZA discussion paper 10177), Bonn, 50 p.

• The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): The role of sickness in the evaluation of job search assistance and sanctions. (DIW-Diskussionspapiere 1542), Berlin, 53 p.

• Not every unemployed person benefits from an early integration agreement

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2016): Eingliederungsvereinbarungen in der Arbeitslosenversicherung: Nur ein Teil der Arbeitslosen profitiert von frühen Abschlüssen. (IAB-Kurzbericht 03/2016), Nürnberg, 8 p.

• Under heavy pressure

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2015): Under heavy pressure. Intense monitoring and accumulation of sanctions for young welfare recipients in Germany. (IAB-Discussion Paper 34/2015), Nürnberg, 37 p.

• Integration agreements : Caseworkers would prefer more leeway

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2014): Eingliederungsvereinbarungen: Vermittlungsfachkräfte halten mehr Spielraum für sinnvoll. (IAB-Kurzbericht 22/2014), Nürnberg, 7 p.

• Was Vermittlungsfachkräfte von Eingliederungsvereinbarungen halten: Befragungsergebnisse aus einem Modellprojekt

  van den Berg, G., Hofmann, B., Stephan, G. & Uhlendorff, A. (2014): Was Vermittlungsfachkräfte von Eingliederungsvereinbarungen halten: Befragungsergebnisse aus einem Modellprojekt. (IAB-Forschungsbericht 11/2014), Nürnberg, 26 p.

• Sanctions for young welfare recipients

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2014): Sanctions for young welfare recipients. In: Nordic Economic Policy Review No. 1, p. 177-208.

• Unemployment dynamics among migrants and natives

  Uhlendorff, A. & Zimmermann, K. (2014): Unemployment dynamics among migrants and natives. In: Economica, Vol. 81, No. 322, p. 348-367. DOI:10.1111/ecca.12077

• Sanctions for young welfare recipients

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2013): Sanctions for young welfare recipients. (Working papers / Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy 2013,26), Uppsala, 32 p.

• Sanctions for young welfare recipients

  van den Berg, G., Uhlendorff, A. & Wolff, J. (2013): Sanctions for young welfare recipients. (IZA discussion paper 7630), Bonn, 32 p.

• Intertemporal labor supply and involuntary unemployment

  Haan, P. & Uhlendorff, A. (2013): Intertemporal labor supply and involuntary unemployment. In: Empirical economics, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 661-683. DOI:10.1007/s00181-012-0563-7

• Economics vs. project design: lessons from the evalutation of a workfare project

  Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A. & Zimmermann, K. (2013): Ökonometrie vs. Projektdesign: Lehren aus der Evaluation eines Modellprojekts zur Umsetzung des Workfare-Konzepts. In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Vol. 233, No. 1, p. 65-85. DOI:10.1515/jbnst-2013-0106

• The impact of training duration on employment outcomes

  Kluve, J., Rinne, U., Uhlendorff, A. & Zhao, Z. (2013): The impact of training duration on employment outcomes. Evidence from LATE estimates. In: Economics Letters, Vol. 120, No. 3, p. 487-490. DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.002

• Benefit duration, unemployment duration and job match quality

  Caliendo, M., Tatsiramos, K. & Uhlendorff, A. (2013): Benefit duration, unemployment duration and job match quality. A regression-discontinuity approach. In: Journal of Applied Econometrics, Vol. 28, No. 4, p. 604-627. DOI:10.1002/jae.2293

• Bayesian procedures as a numerical tool for the estimation of dynamic discrete choice models

  Haan, P., Kemptner, D. & Uhlendorff, A. (2012): Bayesian procedures as a numerical tool for the estimation of dynamic discrete choice models. (IZA discussion paper 6544), Bonn, 18 p.

• Endogenous exit bias in training programs for unemployed workers

  Kluve, J., Rinne, U., Uhlendorff, A. & Zhao, Z. (2012): Endogenous exit bias in training programs for unemployed workers. (IZA discussion paper 6565), Bonn, 8 p.

• Bayesian procedures as a numerical tool for the estimation of dynamic discrete choice models

  Haan, P., Kemptner, D. & Uhlendorff, A. (2012): Bayesian procedures as a numerical tool for the estimation of dynamic discrete choice models. (DIW-Diskussionspapiere 1210), Berlin, 18 p.

• Marginal employment, unemployment duration and job match quality

  Caliendo, M., Künn, S. & Uhlendorff, A. (2012): Marginal employment, unemployment duration and job match quality. (DIW-Diskussionspapiere 1222), Berlin, 29 p.

• Marginal employment, unemployment duration and job match quality

  Caliendo, M., Künn, S. & Uhlendorff, A. (2012): Marginal employment, unemployment duration and job match quality. (IZA discussion paper 6499), Bonn, 29 p.

• Ökonometrie vs. Projektdesign

  Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A. & Zimmermann, K. (2011): Ökonometrie vs. Projektdesign. Lehren aus der Evaluation eines Modellprojekts zur Umsetzung des Workfare-Konzepts. (IZA discussion paper 5599), Bonn, 25 p.

• Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages

  Caliendo, M., Schmidl, R. & Uhlendorff, A. (2011): Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages. Evidence for Germany. In: International journal of manpower, Vol. 32, No. 7, p. 796-824. DOI:10.1108/01437721111174767

• The IZA evaluation dataset

  Caliendo, M., Falk, A., Kaiser, L., Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A., van den Berg, G. & Zimmermann, K. (2011): The IZA evaluation dataset. Towards evidence-based labor policy-making. In: International journal of manpower, Vol. 32, No. 7, p. 731-752. DOI:10.1108/01437721111174730

• Evaluating continuous training programmes by using the generalized propensity score

  Kluve, J., Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A. & Zhao, Z. (2012): Evaluating continuous training programmes by using the generalized propensity score. In: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in Society, Vol. 175, No. 2, p. 587-617. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-985X.2011.01000.x

• Do the skilled and prime-aged unemployed benefit more from training?

  Rinne, U., Schneider, M. & Uhlendorff, A. (2011): Do the skilled and prime-aged unemployed benefit more from training? Effect heterogeneity of public training programmes in Germany. In: Applied Economics, Vol. 43, No. 25, p. 3465-3494. DOI:10.1080/00036841003670697

• Does welfare to work work? : Lessons from a pilot project

  Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A. & Zimmermann, K. (2011): Mit Workfare aus der Sozialhilfe? Lehren aus einem Modellprojekt. In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung, Vol. 44, No. 1/2, p. 197-203. DOI:10.1007/s12651-011-0065-7

• Determinants of the search behavior of the unemployed : selected results based on the IZA evaluation dataset

  Caliendo, M. & Uhlendorff, A. (2011): Determinanten des Suchverhaltens von Arbeitslosen. Ausgewählte Erkenntnisse basierend auf dem IZA Evaluationsdatensatz. In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung, Vol. 44, No. 1/2, p. 119-125. DOI:10.1007/s12651-011-0054-x

• Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages

  Caliendo, M., Schmidl, R. & Uhlendorff, A. (2010): Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages. Evidence for Germany. (IZA discussion paper 5165), Bonn, 29 p.

• Determinanten des Suchverhaltens von Arbeitslosen

  Caliendo, M. & Uhlendorff, A. (2010): Determinanten des Suchverhaltens von Arbeitslosen. Ausgewählte Erkenntnisse basierend auf dem IZA Evaluationsdatensatz. (IZA discussion paper 5379), Bonn, 16 p.

• Mit Workfare aus der Sozialhilfe?

  Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A. & Zimmermann, K. (2010): Mit Workfare aus der Sozialhilfe? Lehren aus einem Modellprojekt. (IZA Standpunkte 33), Bonn, 16 p.

• Locus of control and job search strategies

  Caliendo, M., Cobb-Clark, D. & Uhlendorff, A. (2010): Locus of control and job search strategies. (DIW-Diskussionspapiere 979), Berlin, 36 p.

• The IZA evaluation dataset

  Caliendo, M., Falk, A., Kaiser, L., Schneider, H., Uhlendorff, A., van den Berg, G. & Zimmermann, K. (2010): The IZA evaluation dataset. Towards evidence-based labor policy-making. (IZA discussion paper 5400), Bonn, 32 p.

• Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages

  Caliendo, M., Schmidl, R. & Uhlendorff, A. (2010): Social networks, job search methods and reservation wages. Evidence for Germany. (DIW-Diskussionspapiere 1055), Berlin, 30 p.

• Locus of control and job search strategies

  Caliendo, M., Cobb-Clark, D. & Uhlendorff, A. (2010): Locus of control and job search strategies. (IZA discussion paper 4750), Bonn, 36 p.

• Themenheft: Evaluation aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland

  Biewen, M., Lechner, M., Koch, S., Kritikos, A., Kruppe, T., Bernhard, S., Wunsch, C., Brinkmann, C., Mauer, A., Caliendo, M., Osikominu, A., Fertig, M., Pfeiffer, F., Rässler, S., Hujer, R., Schewe, T., Jozwiak, E., Schmidt, C., Zwick, T., Schneider, H., Brussig, M., Wolff, J., Stephan, G., Fitzenberger, B., Thomsen, S., Jaenichen, U., Uhlendorff, A., Völter, R., Heyer, G., Waller, M., Deeke, A., Wießner, F. & Kluve, J. (2006): Themenheft: Evaluation aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik in Deutschland. In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung, Vol. 39, No. 3/4, p. 317-617.

• The effect of the Hartz reform in the field of further vocational training

  Schneider, H. & Uhlendorff, A. (2006): Die Wirkung der Hartz-Reform im Bereich der beruflichen Weiterbildung. In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung, Vol. 39, No. 3/4, p. 477-490.