Impact Evaluation of a New Counselling and Support Programme for Unemployed with Multiple Placement Obstacles

René Böheim, Rainer Eppel and Helmut Mahringer
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Rainer Eppel: WIFO
Helmut Mahringer: WIFO

No 672, WIFO Working Papers from WIFO

Abstract: We analysed a new counselling and support programme for people with low employment prospects in Austria. The Austrian Public Employment Service introduced regional pilots to investigate whether a new counselling strategy could improve labour market outcomes for this group. Eligible unemployed individuals could opt for third-party counselling and support, access a wide range of low-threshold services, and focus on personal stability rather than job placement. The goal was to achieve similar or even better labour market outcomes at lower cost. By comparing pilot and control regions, we found that introducing the offer resulted in higher costs without improving labour market outcomes.

Keywords: Long-Term Unemployment; Active Labour Market Policy; Public employment service; Counselling; Job placement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43 pages
Date: 2024-01-22
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eur, nep-lab and nep-ure
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