Subsidised jobs for the long-term unemployed: An evaluation of the German Participation Opportunities Act

Abstract

"Long-term unemployment remains a significant challenge for the German labour market. The IAB evaluated two programmes that had been introduced in response. The instruments aim at giving long-term unemployed people the opportunity to participate in working life. How successful have they been so far?" (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Achatz, J., Bauer, F., Bennett, J., Bömmel, N., Coban, M., Dietz, M., Englert, K., Fuchs, P., Gellermann, J., Globisch, C., Hülle, S., Kasrin, Z., Kupka, P., Nivorozhkin, A., Osiander, C., Pohlan, L., Promberger, M., Raab, M., Ramos Lobato, P., Schels, B., Schiele, M., Trappmann, M., Tübbicke, S., Wenzig, C., Wolff, J., Zabel, C. & Zins, S. (2024): Subsidised jobs for the long-term unemployed: An evaluation of the German Participation Opportunities Act. In: IAB-Forum No. 23.12.2024. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20241223.01