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Experimental Evidence From Active Placement Efforts Among Unemployed in Sweden

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  • Pathric Hägglund

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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.

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  • Pathric Hägglund, 2014. "Experimental Evidence From Active Placement Efforts Among Unemployed in Sweden," Evaluation Review, , vol. 38(3), pages 191-216, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:38:y:2014:i:3:p:191-216
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X14551325
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