The effectiveness of active labor market policies: Evidence from a social experiment using non-parametric bounds

Johan Vikström (), Michael Rosholm and Michael Svarer

Labour Economics, 2013, vol. 24, issue C, 58-67

Abstract: We re-analyze the effects of a Danish active labor market programme social experiment, which included a range of sub-treatments, including meetings with caseworkers, job search assistance courses, and activation programmes. We use newly developed non-parametric methods to examine how the effects of the experimental treatment vary during the unemployment spell. Non-parametric techniques are important from a methodological point of view, since parametric/distributional assumptions are in conflict with the concept of experimental evidence. We find that the effects of the experiment vary substantially during the unemployment spell.

Keywords: Active labor market policy; Treatment effect; Non-parametric bounds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C41 C93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2013.06.002

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