Effectiveness of major activation programs for welfare recipients [Elektronische Ressource] : evidence from Germany / vorgelegt von Eva Kopf

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• Publié par: friedrich-alexander-universitat_erlangen-nurnberg
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 6
• Langue: English

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Effectiveness of major activation programs
for welfare recipients: Evidence from
Germany


Inaugural-Dissertation
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors
der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (Dr. rer. pol.)
der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg






vorgelegt von: Dipl. Verw.wiss. Eva Kopf
aus: Essen




















Erstreferentin: Prof. Regina T. Riphahn, Ph.D.
Zweitreferent: PD Dr. Joachim Wolff
Letzte Prüfung: 20. Januar 2011

Contents
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Explaining long-term unemployment: duration dependence and heterogeneity ............ 2
1.2 Labor market reforms and the shift towards activation in Germany .............................. 4
1.3 Combating long-term unemployment in Germany: Basic income support .................... 6
1.4 Short-term training in Germany ..................................................................................... 8
1.5 Organization of this dissertation .................................................................................... 9
1.6 Figures .......................................................................................................................... 12
2 Does short classroom training activate welfare benefit recipients in Germany? ..... 13
2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 13
2.2 Welfare reform and short-term training in Germany ................................................... 15
2.3 Short-term training evaluations in the literature .......................................................... 16
2.4 Theoretical considerations on training effects ............................................................. 18
2.5 Identification strategy ................................................................................................... 22
2.6 Data and implementation ............................................................................................. 25
2.6.1 Data ...................................................................................................................... 25
2.6.2 Quality of matching .............................................................................................. 27
2.7 Results: Is short classroom training effective? ............................................................. 28
2.7.1 Effect Heterogeneity: Do effects differ for different target groups? .................... 29
2.8 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 31
2.9 Tables and Figures ....................................................................................................... 34
3 Short-term training variety for welfare recipients: which types work? ................... 47
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3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 47
3.2 Institutional setting ....................................................................................................... 49
3.3 Potential effects of short-term training programs ........................................................ 50
3.4 Data and samples .......................................................................................................... 52
3.5 Methodology and implementation ............................................................................... 53
3.5.1 Estimation strategy ............................................................................................... 53
3.5.2 Imple mentation ..................................................................................................... 56
3.5.3 Quality of matching .............................................................................................. 57
3.6 Results .......................................................................................................................... 58
3.6.1 Who participates in different sub-programs? ....................................................... 58
3.6.2 Treatment effects: sub-programs versus waiting ................................................. 59
3.6.3 Treatment effects: pair-wise comparisons ............................................................ 61
3.7 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 62
3.8 Tables and Figures ....................................................................................................... 65
4 Courses or individual counseling - does job search assistance work? ....................... 81
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 81
4.2 Activation and JSA in Germany ................................................................................... 83
4.3 Theoretical considerations ............................................................................................ 86
4.4 Data and samples .......................................................................................................... 89
4.5 Methodology and implementation ............................................................................... 90
4.5.1 Estimation strategy ............................................................................................... 90
4.5.2 Imple mentation ..................................................................................................... 93
4.5.3 Matching quality and robustness of results .......................................................... 93
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4.6 Results .......................................................................................................................... 95
4.6.1 Selection results .................................................................................................... 95
4.6.2 Evaluation results ................................................................................................. 96
4.7 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 98
4.8 Tables and Figures ..................................................................................................... 100
5 It's the firm, stupid! Demanding and enabling activation programs – Why in-firm
training works better than workfare .................................................................................. 108
5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 108
5.2 The unemployment benefit system in Germany – Combining enabling and demanding
elements .............................................................................................................................. 111
5.2.1 One-euro-jobs ..................................................................................................... 112
5.2.2 Short in-firm training programs ......................................................................... 113
5.3 ALMPs in the context of human resource management strategies ............................ 114
5.3.1 One-euro-jobs and firm strategies ...................................................................... 116
5.3.2 In-firm training and firm strategies .................................................................... 118
5.3.3 Summary of the considerations on firm strategies ............................................. 119
5.4 Data and methodology ............................................................................................... 119
5.5 Results ........................................................................................................................ 122
5.5.1 Binary probit results ........................................................................................... 123
5.5.2 Bivariate probit results ....................................................................................... 126
5.6 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 126
5.7 Tables ......................................................................................................................... 129
6 Summary and concluding remarks ............................................................................ 137
6.1 Summary of the main findings ................................................................................... 137
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6.2 Concluding remarks ................................................................................................... 139
6.2.1 Further research topics ....................................................................................... 140
6.2.2 Assessment of the results and policy recommendations .................................... 141
7 References ..................................................................................................................... 144


IV
List of Tables
Table 2-1: Program inflow and average st