Active labor market programs - employment gain or fiscal drain?

Alessio Brown and Johannes Koettl

IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, vol. 4, issue 1, 1-36

Abstract: This paper provides a new perspective by classifying active labor market programs (ALMPs) depending on their objectives, relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, a crisis and recovery. We distinguish ALMPs providing incentives for retaining employment, incentives for creating employment, incentives for seeking and keeping a job, incentives for human capital enhancement and improved labor market matching. Reviewing evidence from the literature, we discuss especially indirect effects of various interventions and their cost-effectiveness. The paper concludes by providing a systematic overview of how, why, when and to what extent specific ALMPs are effective. JEL classification: J08, J22, J23, J38, E24 Copyright Brown and Koettl. 2015

Keywords: Active labor market programs; Short work; Subsidies; Training; Workfare; Activation; Sanctions; Job search assistance; Intermediation; Counseling; Cost- effectiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Active Labor Market Programs: Employment Gain or Fiscal Drain? (2012)
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