Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/21400 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 750
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper evaluates the effects of job creation schemes on the participating individuals in Germany. Since previous empirical studies of these measures have been based on relatively small datasets and focussed on East Germany, this is the first study which allows to draw policy-relevant conclusions. The very informative and exhaustive dataset at hand not only justifies the application of a matching estimator but also allows to take account of threefold heterogeneity. The recently developed multiple treatment framework is used to evaluate the effects with respect to regional, individual and programme heterogeneity. The results show considerable differences with respect to these sources of heterogeneity, but the overall finding is very clear. At the end of our observation period, that is two years after the start of the programmes, participants in job creation schemes have a significantly lower success probability on the labour market in comparison to matched non-participants.
Subjects: 
job creation schemes
evaluation
multiple treatment
heterogeneity
matching
JEL: 
J68
J64
H43
C40
C13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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