Evaluating What Works for Whom in Active Labour Market Policies

Bredgaard, Thomas

doi:10.1177/138826271501700403

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“…The other programs in the meta-analysis of Butschek and Walter (2014) yielded mostly insignificant results. This finding is supported by a similar finding in the general ALMP literature showing that wage subsidies in the private sector are the most efficient type of ALMP, but that other types of programs (such as in-house programs, job search assistance, and training programs) are more frequently used (Bredgaard 2015).…”

Section: Matchingsupporting

confidence: 77%

Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Bredgaard

Thomsen

2018

NJWLS

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The unprecedented inflow of refugees in the Nordic countries since 2014 has accentuated debates about the effectiveness of the Nordic models and their labor market integration programs. The 'refugee crisis' opened a window of opportunity in which some Nordic countries reformed their policy framework to promote faster and more effective labor market integration of refugees. Denmark is celebrated for its well-functioning flexicurity labor market, but has not been particularly successful in integrating nonwestern migrants and refugees in the labor market. We examine barriers on the supply-side, the demand-side, and in the matching process of the labor market to better understand the labor market performance of refugees. Subsequently, we analyze the new Danish labor market integration programs and discuss preliminary implementation results. Although it is too early to make any final judgments of the outcomes, there are indications of positive changes in implementation and results, while important integration issues remain unresolved. KEYWORDS Refugee / labor market / employment / integration / Denmark

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confidence: 77%

Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Bredgaard

Thomsen

2018

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“…Such challenges around value-for-money matter, because policymakers will only prioritise co-production in employability if we can evidence that it delivers transitions to work. We acknowledge that the broader evidence base on employability is inconclusive -'what works' in terms of the governance and content of services depends on labour market context and user characteristics (Bredgaard, 2015). However, whatever the limitations of this programme and our research, there appear to be lessons, if policymakers are interested in coproduction as a model for future service delivery.…”

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confidence: 80%

Street-level practice and the co-production of third sector-led employability services

Lindsay

Pearson

Batty

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Policymakers have promised a personalised approach to improving the employability of disadvantaged groups. The evidence suggests that contracted-out activation programmes in the UK and some other welfare states have instead sometimes delivered a standardised 'work-first' model. An alternative approach is exemplified in local employability services targeting lone parents in Scotland, led by third sector–public sector partnerships. Our research on these services suggests a link between programme governance (defined by flexible funding and collaborative partnership working) and effective street-level practice (where caseworkers and users co-produce services to empower parents). The article concludes by identifying lessons for the coproduction of future employability services

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“…function separately, but only in combination with other policies and programs under different structural and economic conditions. Being so, the results are difficult to measure in the short term (Bredgaard, 2015). Assessments based on microdata show that the effects of the ALMP on employability do not appear or they are small in the short term.…”

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“…Besides, there are few recent macroeconomics studies that analysed the effects of ALMP programs, except the research of Escudero (2018). In his research, Bredgaard (2015) even argues that a database that would support research on how ALMP programs actually work is not yet available. Despite the data accessibility hindrance, a number of researchers studied the impact of ALMP on employment or unemployment rate in the time periods from 1985 until 2008 (Kluve & Weber, 2009;Kluve, 2010;Heckman et al, 1999;Kluve and Schmidt, 2002;Kluve et al, 2002;Card et al, 2010, Nie andStruby, 2011;Laporšek and Dolenc, 2011;Boone and van Ours, 2004;Estevão, 2003;Estevão, 2007).…”

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Impact of Active Labour Market Policy Programs on Employment in the EU During the Crisis

Godec¹,

Benčina

2018

CEPAR

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Due to the financial crisis and the increase in the unemployment rate, active labour market policy (ALMP) inevitably returned to the forefront with its “activation strategy”. The research challenge of the article is analysing the effectiveness of ALMP in the period 2007-2013. The methodology of the work is panel regression with fixed effects estimation. The model estimates the effect of the two largest programs of the ALMP, Training and Employment Incentives, on Employment Rate, considering six additional control variables with potential effect on the labour market. The results demonstrate a positive impact of the Training program on the Employment Rate even in the time of crisis. In contrast, the Employment Incentives program had, along with Passive Labour Market Policy (PLMP), a somewhat negative impact on Employment Rate. The findings provide an insight into the nature of ALMP's implementation during the financial crisis. While the training programs keep their active nature, the employment incentives become reactive and to a certain degree act as a measure of PLMP.

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Evaluating What Works for Whom in Active Labour Market Policies

Cited by 24 publications

References 23 publications

Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

Street-level practice and the co-production of third sector-led employability services

Impact of Active Labour Market Policy Programs on Employment in the EU During the Crisis

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