Do Active Labor Market Policies for Welfare Recipients in Germany Raise their Regional Outflow into Work?

Abstract

"While many studies estimate the effects of active labor market programs (ALMPs) on the participants’ labor market outcomes, far fewer studies are concerned with the effects of these policies on the regional job-matching process. We analyze which ALMPs are particularly effective at the regional level, as well as the role local labor market conditions play for their effectiveness. We find positive effects for a number of ALMPs, but for some of these the effects differ considerably between regions with high and low unemployment. This has important policy implications." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Elsevier) ((en))

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Wapler, R., Wolf, K. & Wolff, J. (2022): Do Active Labor Market Policies for Welfare Recipients in Germany Raise their Regional Outflow into Work? In: Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 44, No. 3, p. 550-563. DOI:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2022.05.006