An Evaluation of Public Employment Programmes in the East German State of Sachsen-Anhalt

Martin Eichler () and Michael Lechner
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Martin Eichler: BAK Konjunkturforschung Basel AG

No 94, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In East Germany, active labour market policies (ALMPs) are used on a large scale to contain fast rising unemployment after unification. This paper evaluates the effects for participants in public employment programmes (PEPs), that are an important part of ALMPs. It focuses on individual unemployment probabilities. By concentrating on the state of Sachsen-Anhalt, the econometric analysis can use a new and large panel, the Arbeitsmarktmonitor Sachsen-Anhalt. We aim at nonparametric identification of the effects of PEPs by combining the use of comparison groups with differencing over time to correct for selection effects. Our results indicate that PEP participation reduces the unemployment risk of the participants.

Keywords: East German labour markets; treatment effects; panel data; matching; differences-in-differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C23 H43 J64 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57 pages
Date: 1999-12
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Published - published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 9 (2), 143-186

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