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| Title: | | Before and after the Hartz reforms : the performance of active labour market policy in Germany.  |
| Authors: | | Jacobi, Lena Kluve, Jochen |
| Issue Date: | | 2006 |
| Series/Report no.: | | RWI Discussion Papers 41 |
| Abstract: | | Having faced high unemployment rates for more than a decade, the German government implemented a comprehensive set of labour market reforms during the period 2003-2005. This paper describes the economic and institutional context of the German labour market before and after these so-called Hartz reforms.Focussing on active policy measures,we delineate the rationale for reform and its main principles.As results of programme evaluation studies post-reform have become available just now, we give a first assessment of the effectiveness of key elements of German ALMP before and after the Hartz reforms. The evidence indicates that the re-organisation of public employment services was mainly successful, with the exception of the outsourcing of services. Re-designing training programmes seems to have improved their effectiveness, while job creation schemes continue to be detrimental for participants? employment prospects. Wage subsidies and start-up subsidies show significantly positive effects.On balance, therefore, the reform seems to be moving the German labour market in the right direction. |
| Subjects: | | Active labour market policy labour market reform programme evaluation Hartz laws |
| JEL: | | J0 J88 J68 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des RWI RWI Discussion Papers
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