Employment prospects of participants in One-Euro-Jobs in Hamburg: the effect depends on the local providers of employment schemes

Abstract

"In quantitative terms, the so-called 'One-Euro-Jobs' are an important instrument of active labor market policies in Germany. They are targeted at needy recipients of means-tested unemployment benefits ('Arbeitslosengeld II') with considerable distance to the labor market. This paper analyses the conditions of the implementation of 'One-Euro-Jobs' in Hamburg and addresses the question whether they are well-targeted and effective in the sense of raising the participants' employment prospects. Our findings suggest that there are no positive net effects: The medium-term employment prospects of participants don't differ from those of non-participants in a statistically significant way. It is interesting to note that the net effects differ considerably with respect to the local provider of employment schemes in charge. Among the most successful providers increased employment prospects can be found already after three months while for the worst providers there are even significant negative effects for the whole period under study." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Apel, H., Fertig, M., Koch, S. & Osiander, C. (2011): Beschäftigungschancen von Ein-Euro-Jobbern in Hamburg: Der Träger macht den Unterschied. (IAB-Kurzbericht 20/2011), Nürnberg, 8 p.