Schünemann, BenjaminBenjaminSchünemannLechner, MichaelMichaelLechnerWunsch, ConnyConnyWunsch2023-04-132023-04-132015-02-01https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/10678110.1111/geer.12040We 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.enWage subsidylong-term unemploymentregression discontinuity.journal article