Do Long-term Unemployed Workers Benefit from Targeted Wage Subsidies?
Journal
German Economic Review
ISSN
1465-6485
ISSN-Digital
1468-0475
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2015-02-01
Author(s)
Abstract
We evaluate a wage subsidy program that is targeted at long-term unemployed
workers in Germany. We use an alternative identification procedure compared to
empirical studies conducted so far. Exploiting the particular program regulations and
large administrative data we estimate the impact of program availability using a regression discontinuity framework. Our results suggest no significant impact of the availabilityof the subsidy on labor market outcomes of the target group.
workers in Germany. We use an alternative identification procedure compared to
empirical studies conducted so far. Exploiting the particular program regulations and
large administrative data we estimate the impact of program availability using a regression discontinuity framework. Our results suggest no significant impact of the availabilityof the subsidy on labor market outcomes of the target group.
Language
English
Keywords
Wage subsidy
long-term unemployment
regression discontinuity.
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
16
Number
1
Start page
43
End page
64
Pages
22
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
238797