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A Statistical Programme Assignment Model

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  • Michael Rosholm
  • Jonas Staghøj
  • Michael Svarer

    () (School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus, Denmark)

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When treatment effects of active labour market programmes are heterogeneous in an observable way across the population, the allocation of the unemployed into different programmes becomes a particularly important issue. In this paper, we present a statistical model designed to improve the present assignment mechanism, which is based on the discretionary choice of case workers. This is done in a duration model context, using the timing-of-events framework to identify causal effects. We compare different assignment mechanisms, and the results suggest that a significant reduction in the average duration of unemployment spells may result if a statistical programme assignment model is introduced. We discuss several issues regarding the implementation of such a system, especially the interplay between the statistical model and case workers.

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Paper provided by School of Economics and Management, University of Aarhus in its series Economics Working Papers with number 2007-16.

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Length: 40
Date of creation: 12 Nov 2007
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Handle: RePEc:aah:aarhec:2007-16

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Keywords: Profiling; Targeting; Statistical Treatment Rules; Heterogeneous Effects;

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  1. Stefanie Behncke & Markus Frölich & Michael Lechner, 2009. "Targeting Labour Market Programmes - Results from a Randomized Experiment," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 145(III), pages 221-268, September.
  2. Tomi Kyyrä & Pierpaolo Parrotta & Michael Rosholm, 2009. "The effect of receiving supplementary UI benefits on unemployment duration," Working Papers 1, Government Institute for Economic Research Finland (VATT).
  3. Weber, Andrea, 2008. "Individual Incentives in Program Participation: Splitting up the Process in Assignment and Enrollment," IZA Discussion Papers 3404, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  4. Torben Andersen & Michael Svarer, 2008. "Flexicurity in Denmark," CESifo DICE Report, Ifo Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 6(4), pages 15-20, December.

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