Jochen Kluve

RWI

Head - Berlin Office

Essen

Germany

Humboldt University of Berlin

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Spandauer Str. 1

Berlin, D-10099

Germany

IZA

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P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

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Before and after the Hartz Reforms: The Performance of Active Labour Market Policy in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2100, RWI Discussion Paper No. 41
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 May 2006
Lena Jacobi, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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Active Labour Market Policy, labour market reform, programme evaluation

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The Effectiveness of European Active Labor Market Policy

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2018, RWI Discussion Paper No. 37
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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Active Labor Market Policy, program evaluation, meta analysis

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Do Youth Employment Programs Improve Labor Market Outcomes? A Systematic Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10263
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 10 Oct 2016
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Susana Puerto, David A. Robalino, Jose Romero, Friederike Rother, Jonathan Stöterau, Felix Weidenkaff and Marc Witte
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, International Labour Organization (ILO), World Bank, World Bank, World Bank, Humboldt University of Berlin, International Labour Organization (ILO) and University of Oxford
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youth employment, active labor market policy, impact evaluations, systematic review, meta-analysis

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The Effect of Age at School Entry on Educational Attainment in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1507, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 27
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 Mar 2005
Michael Fertig, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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schooling, matching, instrumental variables

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Active Labor Market Policy Evaluations: A Meta-Analysis

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Active Labor Market Policy Evaluations: A Meta-Analysis

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2570, Ruhr Economic Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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active labor market policy, program evaluation, meta-analysis

Active Labor Market Policy Evaluations: A Meta-Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4002
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Mar 2009
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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active labor market policy, program evaluation, meta-analysis

Active Labor Market Policy Evaluations: A Meta-Analysis

NBER Working Paper No. w16173
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2023
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

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Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3255
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 23 May 2008 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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program evaluation, continuous treatment, generalized propensity score, training

Evaluating Continuous Training Programs Using the Generalized Propensity Score

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 35
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 30 Jan 2008
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hilmar Schneider, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Training, program evaluation, continuous treatment, generalized propensity score

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Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda

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Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6195
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Dec 2011
Gunther Bensch, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Jörg Ankel-Peters
RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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rural electrification, energy access, impact evaluation, matching, difference-in-difference

Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Sep 2011
Gunther Bensch, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Jörg Ankel-Peters
RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Rural electrification, energy access, impact evaluation, matching

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Now Daddy’s Changing Diapers and Mommy’s Making Her Career - Evaluating a Generous Parental Leave Regulation Using a Natural Experiment

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 24 Oct 2009
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Marcus Tamm
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI
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Parental leave, natural experiment, female labor market participation

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A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Comprehensive Labor Market Policy Reforms in Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1099, RWI Discussion Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Apr 2004
Michael Fertig, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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program evaluation, identification, active labor market policy, policy reform, evaluation design

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What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

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What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 22 Dec 2015
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Active labor market policy; program evaluation; meta-analysis

What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9236
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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active labor market policy, program evaluation, meta-analysis

What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations

NBER Working Paper No. w21431
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 10 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2023
David Card, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber and Andrea Weber
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Rural Electrification in Rwanda – An Impact Assessment Using Matching Techniques

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 231
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jan 2011
Gunther Bensch, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Jörg Ankel-Peters
RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Rural electrification, ex-ante impact assessment, poverty, matching

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Social Norms and Mothers’ Labor Market Attachment: The Medium-run Effects of Parental Benefits

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Jul 2014
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sebastian Schmitz
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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Parental benefits; female labor supply; regression discontinuity

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On the Role of Counterfactuals in Inferring Causal Effects of Treatments

IZA Discussion Paper No. 354
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Sep 2001 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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treatment effect, possible worlds, counterfactuals, Causation

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Experimental Evidence on the Long-Term Impacts of a Youth Training Program

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9136
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Pablo Ibarraran, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Laura Ripani and David Rosas
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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long-term, impact evaluation, randomized controlled trial, Dominican Republic, youth training, labor market outcomes

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Disentangling Treatment Effects of Polish Active Labor Market Policies: Evidence from Matched Samples

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Sep 2001
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hartmut Lehmann and Christoph M. Schmidt
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, University of Bologna - School of Economics, Management, and Statistics and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Active Labor Market Policy, Transition, Exact Matching, Propensity Score

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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages: An Analysis for Germany

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Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages: An Analysis for Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3875
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2008
Thomas K. Bauer, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Sandra Schaffner and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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minimum wages, employment, public budget, fiscal effects

Fiscal Effects of Minimum Wages - An Analysis for Germany

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 79
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Dec 2008
Thomas K. Bauer, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Sandra Schaffner and Christoph M. Schmidt
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Minimum wages, employment, public budget, fiscal effects

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Temporary Work as an Active Labor Market Policy: Evaluating an Innovative Program for Disadvantaged Youths

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6670
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Jun 2012
Christoph Richard Ehlert, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sandra Schaffner
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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program evaluation, disadvantaged youths, temporary work, ALMP

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Women’s Fertility and Employment Decisions Under Two Political Systems – Comparing East and West Germany Before Reunification

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 149
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Nov 2009
Julia Bredtmann, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sandra Schaffner
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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female labour force participation, fertility

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Now Daddy's Changing Diapers and Mommy's Making Her Career: Evaluating a Generous Parental Leave Regulation Using a Natural Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4500
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Nov 2009
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Marcus Tamm
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI
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parental leave, natural experiment, female labor market participation

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Effects of the Bologna Reform on Educational Outcomes: Micro Evidence from Germany

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10201
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Sep 2016
Sabrina Hahm, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Humboldt University of Berlin and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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Bologna process, education policy, university reform, impact analysis, instrumental variables

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Gender Wage Differentials and the Occupational Injury Risk - Evidence from Germany and the US

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 28
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Jan 2008
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sandra Schaffner
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Gender wage differentials, occupational injury risk, compensating wage differentials, Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition

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Assessing the Performance of Matching Algorithms When Selection into Treatment is Strong

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1301, RWI: Discussion Paper No. 21
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Sep 2004
Boris Augurzky, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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matching algorithms, optimal full matching, selection into treatment

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Labor Force Status Dynamics in the German Labor Market - Individual Heterogeneity and Cyclical Sensitivity

Ruhr Economic Paper No. 139
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Oct 2009
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Sandra Schaffner and Christoph M. Schmidt
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Labor force, unemployment dynamics, business cycle, worker heterogeneity

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Training Temp Work = Stepping Stone? Evaluating an Innovative Activation Program for Disadvantaged Youths

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Apr 2011
Christoph Richard Ehlert, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sandra Schaffner
Rhine-Westphalia Institute for Economic Research (RWI-Essen), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Program evaluation, disadvantaged youths, temporary work, ALMP

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Active Labour Market Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Evidence from a Meta Analysis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11039
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Verónica Escudero, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Elva Mourelo and Clemente Pignatti
Research Department (ILO), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Labour Organization (ILO)
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active labour market program, Latin America and the Caribbean, employment, informality, impact evaluation, meta analysis

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Can Arts-Based Interventions Enhance Labor Market Outcomes Among Youth?

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 04 Feb 2020
Carla Calero, Veronica Gonzales, Yuri Soares, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Carlos Henrique Leite Corseuil
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA)
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Labor market training; youths; randomized controlled trial; life skills

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The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Informality in Low- and Middle Income Countries

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12487
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jonas Jessen, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
IZA and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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business registration, labor registration, formalization, impact evaluation

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Volume, Risk, Complexity: What Makes Development Finance Projects Succeed or Fail?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16691
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Jan 2024
Yota Eilers, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Jörg Langbein and Lennart Reiners
University of Oxford, Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, World Bank and Asian Development Bank
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OECD DAC evaluation criteria, development finance, meta analysis

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Endogenous Exit Bias in Training Programs for Unemployed Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6565
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 26 May 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Ulf Rinne, Arne Uhlendorff and Zhong Zhao
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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local average treatment effect, dropouts, treatment duration

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Can Arts-Based Interventions Enhance Labor Market Outcomes Among Youth? Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Rio De Janeiro

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8210
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Jun 2014
Carla Calero, Carlos Henrique Leite Corseuil, Veronica Gonzales, Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Yuri Soares
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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labor market training, youths, randomized controlled trial, life skills

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The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15978
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 02 Mar 2023
Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB), Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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unemployment benefits, extended benefits, spell duration, separation rate, regression discontinuity

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Social Norms and Mothers' Labor Market Attachment: The Medium-Run Effects of Parental Benefits

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8115
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Apr 2014
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve and Sebastian Schmitz
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI and Free University of Berlin (FUB)
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regression discontinuity, female labor supply, parental benefits

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The Effects of Shortening Potential Benefit Duration: Evidence from Regional Cut-Offs and a Policy Reform

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14340
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 May 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Ewa Gałecka-Burdziak, Marek Góra, Jonas Jessen, Robin Jessen, Jochen Kluve and Jochen Kluve
Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), IZA, Free University of Berlin (FUB) and Humboldt University of BerlinRWI
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extended benefits, unemployment benefits, spell duration

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Active Labour Market Policies in Poland: Human Capital Enhancement, Stigmatization or Benefit Churning?

CEPR Working Paper No. 2059
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 11 Dec 2000
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hartmut Lehmann and Christoph M. Schmidt
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, University of Bologna - School of Economics, Management, and Statistics and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Disentangling Treatment Effects of Polish Active Labour Market Policies: Evidence from Matched Samples

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 02 May 2002
Jochen Kluve, Jochen Kluve, Hartmut Lehmann and Christoph M. Schmidt
Humboldt University of BerlinRWI, University of Bologna - School of Economics, Management, and Statistics and RWI - Leibniz-Insitut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI Essen)
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Active labour market policy, transition, exact matching, propensity score, determinants of programme participation