Does subsidised temporary employment get the unemployed back to work? An econometric analysis of two different schemes
Journal
Labour Economics
ISSN
0927-5371
ISSN-Digital
1879-1034
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2005-12
Author(s)
Abstract
Not available in German. Subsidised employment is an important tool of active labour market policies to improve the chances of the unemployed to find permanent employment. Using informative individual administrative data we investigate the effects of two different schemes of subsidised temporary employment implemented in Switzerland. One scheme operates as a non-profit employment programme (EP), whereas the other one is a subsidy for temporary jobs (TEMP) in firms operating in competitive markets. Using econometric matching methods we find that TEMP is considerably more successful in getting the unemployed back into work than EP. We also find that compared to nonparticipation both programmes are ineffective for unemployed who find job easily anyway as well as for those with short unemployment duration. For unemployed with potentially long unemployment duration and for actual long term unemployed, both programmes may have positive effects, but the effect of TEMP is much larger.
Language
English
Keywords
subsidised temporary job
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
12
Number
6
Start page
807
End page
835
Pages
29
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
15217
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