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Rose, Damaris (2019). The impact of active labour market policies on the well-being of the unemployed. J. Eur. Soc. Policy, 29 (3). S. 396 - 411. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1461-7269

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Abstract

Asking whether social policies can alter the experience of unemployment, this article systematically evaluates whether participation in active labour market policies (ALMPs) influences the well-being of the unemployed. With consistently high unemployment rates in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, scholars have started to examine the impact of ALMP schemes on a variety of tangible economic outcomes, but place little focus on their sociological and psychological impacts. Using a novel panel survey, the IZA Evaluation Dataset, I employ a propensity score matching approach combined with difference-in-differences to address selection on both observables and unobservables. Consistent with my theoretical predictions, I find evidence that ALMP programmes that are most like regular employment, namely wage subsidies and subsidized self-employment, have the strongest impact on the well-being of the unemployed. Looking at regional and gender differences indicates interesting effect heterogeneity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rose, Damaris UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-137093
DOI:	10.1177/0958928718792118
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Eur. Soc. Policy
Volume:	29
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 396 - 411
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1461-7269
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language EAST-GERMANY; PROGRAMS Multiple languages Public Administration; Social Issues Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13709