Estimating the threat effect of active labour market programmes
By: by Michael Rosholm, Michael Svarer.
Contributors: Svarer, Michael.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1300; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1300
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Manpower policy -- Denmark.; Unemployment -- Denmark.
Description: "We combine two techniques to consistently estimate the effect of active labour market programmes and, in particular, active labour market policy regimes. Our aim is to explicitly estimate the threat effect of active labour market programmes. Based on Danish data (1998-2002) from administrative registers we find a strong and significantly positive threat effect. The threat effect is shown to reduce average unemployment duration by approximately three weeks. The implications of this result are discussed"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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