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The Employment Service and Vacancy Durations

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  • Lars Behrenz

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In the literature, there are few examples of studies analyzing the impact of labor market programs on vacancies. This article presents the results of a study of the impact of personnel increase at Swedish employment offices on vacancy durations. The evaluation method in the study is quasi-experimental. The main results of the study are as follows: (a) The increase of employment office staff members reduced their vacancy durations by approximately 2 days, and the probability that a vacancy is cancelled from the register is 1.17 times higher for the program offices; and (b) this effect is too small for the increase of staff members to represent a socially efficient use of resources and for a positive outcome in a public finance context.

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  • Lars Behrenz, 2002. "The Employment Service and Vacancy Durations," Evaluation Review, , vol. 26(6), pages 602-617, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:26:y:2002:i:6:p:602-617
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0202600602
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