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Alexander Goerne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparative social Policy analysis and active labour Market Policy putting quality before quantity
Journal of Social Policy, 2016Co-Authors: Jochen Clasen, Daniel Clegg, Alexander GoerneAbstract:In the past decade, active labour Market Policy (ALMP) has become a major topic in comparative social Policy analysis, with scholars exploiting cross-national variation to seek to identify the determinants of Policy development in this central area of the ‘new welfare state’. In this paper, we argue that better integration of this Policy field into social Policy scholarship requires rather more critical engagement with considerable methodological, conceptual and theoretical challenges in order to analyse these policies comparatively. Most fundamentally, rather more reflection is needed on what the substantially relevant dimensions of variation in ALMP from a social Policy perspective actually are, as well as enhanced efforts to ensure that it is those that are being analysed and compared.
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exit bismarck enter dualism assessing contemporary german labour Market Policy
Journal of Social Policy, 2011Co-Authors: Jochen Clasen, Alexander GoerneAbstract:Between 2003 and 2005, German labour Market Policy was subjected to the most far- reaching reform since the 1960s. Some commentators have interpreted the changes introduced as signalling a departure from the traditional 'Bismarckian' paradigm in German social Policy. For others, the new legislation has contributed and consolidated an ever-more pervasive trend of dualisation within the German welfare state. In this article, we contest both interpretations. First, we demonstrate that traditional social insurance principles remain a dominant element within unemployment protection. Second, we show that German labour Market Policy is less rather than more segmented today than it was a decade ago.
Michael Lechner - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a microeconometric evaluation of the active labour Market Policy in switzerland
The Economic Journal, 2002Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the late 1990s, Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing several programmes. We evaluate their effects on the individual employment probability using unusually informative data from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programmes, we find positive effects for one particular programme unique to the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programmes operated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses, the results are mixed.
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a microeconometric evaluation of the active labour Market Policy in switzerland
The Economic Journal, 2002Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second part of the 1990's Switzerland conducted an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a wide variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on the individual employment probability of potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses unusually informative data origi-nating from administrative unemployment and social security records. We apply a matching es-timator adapted for the case of multiple programmes. We find substantial positive effects for one particular programme that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find large negative effects for traditional employment programmes oper-ated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses the results are mixed. (doi:10.1111/1468-0297.00072) Download Internet Appendix: (pdf, 2'590 kb)
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a microeconometric evaluation of active labour Market Policy in switzerland
2001Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second half of the 1990s Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on individual employment probability using unusually informative data originating from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programmes, we find positive effects for one particular programme that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programmes operated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses the results are mixed.
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A Microeconometric Evaluation of Active Labor Market Policy in Switzerland
2001Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second half of the 1990s Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labor Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a variety of programs. We evaluate the effects of these programs on individual employment probability using unusually informative data originating from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programs, we find positive effects for one particular program that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labor Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programs operated in sheltered labor Markets. For training courses the results are mixed.
Franziska Hirschenauer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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classification of regional labour Markets for purposes of labour Market Policy
Papers in Regional Science, 2010Co-Authors: Uwe Blien, Franziska HirschenauerAbstract:In many countries regional disparities are fairly large and persistent. Often classification systems are needed to provide succinct information on these disparities. This paper presents a model-based classification system which is designed to assess labour Market conditions which influence the outcomes of active labour Market Policy. The innovation in this paper is the development of a procedure that combines a theory-guided analysis of determinants of regional disparities with standard classification approaches. The procedure is designed to resolve two limitations inherent in many existing classification schemes: first, their purely descriptive nature and second, the lack of a theoretically meaningful organization of the variable selection process. Copyright (c) 2010 the author(s). Papers in Regional Science (c) 2010 RSAI.
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Classification of regional labour Markets for purposes of research and of labour Market Policy
2005Co-Authors: Uwe Blien, Franziska Hirschenauer, Hong Van Phan ThiAbstract:In many countries labour Market Policy has to deal with fairly large and persistent regional labour Market disparities. In the case of Germany, parts of the country are affected by a deep unemployment crisis whereas others show nearly full employment. Since these disparities cannot be reduced to only one dimension a classification system of labour Markets was developed. The criterion of this system was the identification of the “regional disadvantage” for the success of labour Market Policy. To optimise the results a new two-step classification method was applied. The first step included re-gression analyses to identify the exogenous determinants of the success of labour Market Policy. In the second step, different types of labour Markets are determined from a specific variant of cluster analysis which used the weighted variables identified as significant in the first step. This classification has been used in the Federal Employment Agency for many applications of labour Market Policy, e.g. in the decentralised management. Besides that, the new classification obtained has also been employed in research, for example in the evaluation of labour Market Policy.
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formula allocation the regional allocation of budgetary funds for measures of active labour Market Policy in germany
Economics Bulletin, 2005Co-Authors: Uwe Blien, Franziska HirschenauerAbstract:"A common problem of regional Policy is the distribution of funds to regional units. To follow the specific purpose of this budgeting process in a rational way this is often done in a formula allocation on the basis of official statistics. In the paper this is shown with the example of funds for active labour Market Policy. In Germany, measures of active labour Market Policy - e.g. training measures, integration subsidies and job creation schemes - are paid from a common budget. For the allocation of these budgetary funds (amounting to EURO 0,194 billion in 2004) to the regions of the Federal Republic of Germany, a formula was developed which was to be based essentially on a labour Market indicator. The criteria for the development of a formula allocation were: most accurate fit to the legal guidelines of the Social Code, transparency of the procedure, openness for necessary Policy decisions, scientific correctness in implementation, efficiency of the whole process. Here the procedure used in constructing the distribution process is explained and the distribution result is set out. Both were finally passed by the Supervisory Board of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
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formula allocation the regional allocation of budgetary funds for measures of active labour Market Policy in germany
Economics Bulletin, 2005Co-Authors: Uwe Blien, Franziska HirschenauerAbstract:"A common problem of regional Policy is the distribution of funds to regional units. To follow the specific purpose of this budgeting process in a rational way this is often done in a formula allocation on the basis of official statistics. In the paper this is shown with the example of funds for active labour Market Policy. In Germany, measures of active labour Market Policy - e.g. training measures, integration subsidies and job creation schemes - are paid from a common budget. For the allocation of these budgetary funds (amounting to EURO 0,194 billion in 2004) to the regions of the Federal Republic of Germany, a formula was developed which was to be based essentially on a labour Market indicator. The criteria for the development of a formula allocation were: most accurate fit to the legal guidelines of the Social Code, transparency of the procedure, openness for necessary Policy decisions, scientific correctness in implementation, efficiency of the whole process. Here the procedure used in constructing the distribution process is explained and the distribution result is set out. Both were finally passed by the Supervisory Board of the Federal Employment Agency in Germany." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
Jochen Clasen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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comparative social Policy analysis and active labour Market Policy putting quality before quantity
Journal of Social Policy, 2016Co-Authors: Jochen Clasen, Daniel Clegg, Alexander GoerneAbstract:In the past decade, active labour Market Policy (ALMP) has become a major topic in comparative social Policy analysis, with scholars exploiting cross-national variation to seek to identify the determinants of Policy development in this central area of the ‘new welfare state’. In this paper, we argue that better integration of this Policy field into social Policy scholarship requires rather more critical engagement with considerable methodological, conceptual and theoretical challenges in order to analyse these policies comparatively. Most fundamentally, rather more reflection is needed on what the substantially relevant dimensions of variation in ALMP from a social Policy perspective actually are, as well as enhanced efforts to ensure that it is those that are being analysed and compared.
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exit bismarck enter dualism assessing contemporary german labour Market Policy
Journal of Social Policy, 2011Co-Authors: Jochen Clasen, Alexander GoerneAbstract:Between 2003 and 2005, German labour Market Policy was subjected to the most far- reaching reform since the 1960s. Some commentators have interpreted the changes introduced as signalling a departure from the traditional 'Bismarckian' paradigm in German social Policy. For others, the new legislation has contributed and consolidated an ever-more pervasive trend of dualisation within the German welfare state. In this article, we contest both interpretations. First, we demonstrate that traditional social insurance principles remain a dominant element within unemployment protection. Second, we show that German labour Market Policy is less rather than more segmented today than it was a decade ago.
Michael Gerfin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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a microeconometric evaluation of the active labour Market Policy in switzerland
The Economic Journal, 2002Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the late 1990s, Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing several programmes. We evaluate their effects on the individual employment probability using unusually informative data from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programmes, we find positive effects for one particular programme unique to the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programmes operated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses, the results are mixed.
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a microeconometric evaluation of the active labour Market Policy in switzerland
The Economic Journal, 2002Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second part of the 1990's Switzerland conducted an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a wide variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on the individual employment probability of potential participants. Our econometric analysis uses unusually informative data origi-nating from administrative unemployment and social security records. We apply a matching es-timator adapted for the case of multiple programmes. We find substantial positive effects for one particular programme that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find large negative effects for traditional employment programmes oper-ated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses the results are mixed. (doi:10.1111/1468-0297.00072) Download Internet Appendix: (pdf, 2'590 kb)
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a microeconometric evaluation of active labour Market Policy in switzerland
2001Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second half of the 1990s Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labour Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a variety of programmes. We evaluate the effects of these programmes on individual employment probability using unusually informative data originating from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programmes, we find positive effects for one particular programme that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labour Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programmes operated in sheltered labour Markets. For training courses the results are mixed.
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A Microeconometric Evaluation of Active Labor Market Policy in Switzerland
2001Co-Authors: Michael Gerfin, Michael LechnerAbstract:In the second half of the 1990s Switzerland introduced an ambitious active labor Market Policy (ALMP) encompassing a variety of programs. We evaluate the effects of these programs on individual employment probability using unusually informative data originating from administrative records. Using a matching estimator for multiple programs, we find positive effects for one particular program that is a unique feature of the Swiss ALMP. It consists of a wage subsidy for temporary jobs in the regular labor Market that would otherwise not be taken up by the unemployed. We also find negative effects for traditional employment programs operated in sheltered labor Markets. For training courses the results are mixed.
