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Active Labour Market Policy in East Germany: Waiting for the Economy to Take OffMichael LechnerUniversity of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research Conny WunschVU University Amsterdam ; Tinbergen Institute; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) October 2006 IZA Discussion Paper No. 2363 Abstract: We investigate the effects of the most important East German active labour market programmes on the labour market outcomes of their participants. The analysis is based on a large and informative individual database coming from administrative data sources. Using matching methods, we find that over a horizon of 2.5 years after programme start the programmes fail to increase the employment chances of their participants in the regular labour market. However, the programmes may have other effects for their participants that may be considered important in the especially difficult situation experienced in the East German labour market.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 47 Keywords: matching estimation, causal effects, programme evaluation, panel data JEL Classification: J68 working papers seriesDate posted: October 24, 2006Suggested CitationContact Information
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