Statistical Assistance for Programme Selection - For a Better Targeting of Active Labour Market Policies in Switzerland

Stefanie Behncke (), Markus Frölich () and Michael Lechner

University of St. Gallen Department of Economics working paper series 2006 from Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen

Abstract: In this paper the motivation and various concepts of statistical systems for assisting case workers in assigning unemployed persons to active labour market programmes (ALMP) are examined and the particular implementation of such a statistical system in Switzerland, which was introduced in the form of a randomized pilot study, is discussed.

Keywords: Statistical treatment rules; treatment effect heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-05
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