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Activating unemployed workers works; Experimental evidence from Denmark

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Graversen, Brian Krogh
van Ours, Jan C.
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In a field experiment in two Danish counties about half of the unemployed workers were randomly assigned to a mandatory activation program. Analyzing data from this experiment we show that activation can be very effective in reducing unemployment durations.

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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Economics Letters.

Volume (Year): 100 (2008)
Issue (Month): 2 (August)
Pages: 308-310
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  1. Graversen, B.K. & Ours, J.C. van, 2009. "How a Mandatory Activation Program Reduces Unemployment Durations: The Effects of Distance," Discussion Paper 2009-18, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
  2. Krogh Graversen, Brian & van Ours, Jan C., 2009. "How a Mandatory Activation Program Reduces Unemployment Durations; the Effects of Distance," CEPR Discussion Papers 7233, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Graversen, Brian Krogh & van Ours, Jan C., 2009. "How a Mandatory Activation Program Reduces Unemployment Durations: The Effects of Distance," IZA Discussion Papers 4079, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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