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Does Activation Work?

In: Bringing the Jobless into Work?

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  • R. Konle-Seidl

    (Institute of Employment Research (IAB))

  • W. Eichhorst

    (Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA))

Abstract

The question what activation effectively does can be answered in multiple ways depending on research interests and empirical scope. While for most research this need not be a reason for concern, it becomes a considerable problem when trying to assess the economic, societal and political success of activation, especially in comparative perspective — and in cases where activation reforms were passed in a time in which often ambiguous knowledge about the performance, the effectiveness but also on the downsides and problems of activation was already widely available. As evaluating whether and to what extent activation objectives can actually be achieved depends first and foremost on the policy objectives pursued with the shift towards activating labour market and social policies.

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  • R. Konle-Seidl & W. Eichhorst, 2008. "Does Activation Work?," Springer Books, in: Werner Eichhorst & Otto Kaufmann & Regina Konle-Seidl (ed.), Bringing the Jobless into Work?, pages 415-443, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-77435-8_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77435-8_10
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    1. Hemerijck, Anton & Eichhorst, Werner, 2009. "Whatever Happened to the Bismarckian Welfare State? From Labor Shedding to Employment-Friendly Reforms," IZA Discussion Papers 4085, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Eichhorst, Werner & Konle-Seidl, Regina, 2008. "Contingent Convergence: A Comparative Analysis of Activation Policies," IZA Discussion Papers 3905, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Eichhorst, Werner & Konle-Seidl, Regina & Koslowski, Alison & Marx, Paul, 2010. "Quantity over Quality? A European Comparison of the Changing Nature of Transitions between Non-Employment and Employment," IZA Discussion Papers 5285, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Christina Wübbeke, 2013. "Ältere Arbeitslose am Scheideweg zwischen Erwerbsleben und Ruhestand: Gründe für ihren Rückzug vom Arbeitsmarkt [Older unemployed persons at the crossroads between working life and retirement: thei," Journal for Labour Market Research, Springer;Institute for Employment Research/ Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), vol. 46(1), pages 61-82, March.

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