Experimental Evidence From Active Placement Efforts Among Unemployed in Sweden. (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hägglund, Pathric
• Is Part Of: Evaluation review. Volume 38:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 191
• Page End: 216
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: active labor market policy evaluation -- randomized field experiment -- placement efforts; Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Periodicals; 361.0072
• DOI: 10.1177/0193841X14551325
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0193-841X

Abstract

This article uses data from a field experiment in Sweden to analyze the effects of active placement efforts. In particular, the relative efficiency between combining job-search monitoring and job-search assistance, and monitoring alone, is analyzed. Although the impact estimates are generally imprecisely estimated, a general conclusion is that placement programs are effective policies in increasing the job exit rate for various groups of unemployed. I find that monitoring of job search is an efficient method to increase off-unemployment exit rate both alone and combined with job-search assistance services. The results, however, indicate that the combined services generate more permanent job exits.