Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82731 
Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2003:5
Publisher: 
Uppsala University, Department of Economics, Uppsala
Abstract: 
Using a unique micro panel data set we investigate whether active labor market programs improve employment prospects and increase mobility in the longer run. We consider two prototype programs: job creation programs and training programs. We find that both programs reduce the chances of finding a job substantially. Moreover, both programs are associated with a locking-in e.ect: the probability of finding a job outside the home region decreases after program participation. However, this e.ect appears to stem exclusively from the decrease in the overall job finding rate.
Subjects: 
Subsidized employment
labor market training
program evaluation
employment
contracted mobility
JEL: 
C41
J61
J64
J68
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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