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Evaluation of an Active Labour Market Programme in a Context of High Unemployment

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  • Cristina Borra
  • Luis Palma
  • M. Carmen González
  • Luis F. Aguado

Abstract

We evaluate the effectiveness of a programme aimed at a group of unemployed in the capital of the South of Spain, within the framework of Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPS). We use high quality administrative data which justifies the application of propensity score matching methods. The estimated effects are positive with regard to employment, job security, and working hours in the short-term (6 months). However, this is not true in the long-run (36 months). No significant effects have been found on earnings, in neither the short nor long-term. Overall these results are quite robust with respect to the matching algorithm choice and the potential influence of unobserved heterogeneity. Although, the short duration of the programme seems appropriate, the disappointing long-term results highlight the difficulties of putting participants back into stable work in a context of high unemployment.

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  • Cristina Borra & Luis Palma & M. Carmen González & Luis F. Aguado, 2013. "Evaluation of an Active Labour Market Programme in a Context of High Unemployment," Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Universidad de los Andes,Facultad de Economía, CEDE, January.
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    1. Lucia Svabova & Marek Durica & Katarina Kramarova & Katarina Valaskova & Katarina Janoskova, 2019. "Employability and Sustainability of Young Graduates in the Slovak Labour Market: Counterfactual Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-16, August.
    2. Lucia Švábová & Marek Ďurica & Tomáš Klieštik, 2019. "Modelovanie nákladov nezamestnanosti mladých absolventov na Slovensku: kontrafaktuálny prístup [Modelling the Costs of Unemployment for Young Graduates in Slovakia: A Counterfactual Approach]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2019(5), pages 552-566.

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    Keywords

    J08; J60; C14; C52;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection

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