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Do more placement officers lead to lower unemployment? : evidence from Germany

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  • Hainmueller, Jens

    (Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University)

  • Hofmann, Barbara

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Krug, Gerhard

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

  • Wolf, Katja

    (Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, Germany)

Abstract

"In this paper we examine the effect of a pilot project of the German Federal Employment Agency, where in 14 German local employment offices the caseload (number of unemployed per caseworker) was significantly reduced. Since the participating local offices were not chosen at random, we have to take into account potential selection bias. Therefore, we rely on a combination of matching and a difference-in-differences estimator. We use two indicators of the offices' success (unemployment rate, growth of the number of SCIII clients). Our results indicate a positive effect of a lower caseload on both outcome variables." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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  • Hainmueller, Jens & Hofmann, Barbara & Krug, Gerhard & Wolf, Katja, 2009. "Do more placement officers lead to lower unemployment? : evidence from Germany," IAB-Discussion Paper 200913, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].
    • Handle: RePEc:iab:iabdpa:200913
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    1. Placement officers can lower unemployment
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    1. Lex Borghans & Bart H H Golsteyn & Anders Stenberg, 2015. "Does Expert Advice Improve Educational Choice?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(12), pages 1-28, December.
    2. Saniter, Nils & Siedler, Thomas, 2014. "The Effects of Occupational Knowledge: Job Information Centers, Educational Choices, and Labor Market Outcomes," IZA Discussion Papers 8100, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Hofmann, Barbara & Krug, Gerhard & Sowa, Frank & Theuer, Stefan & Wolf, Katja, 2010. "Modellprojekt in den Arbeitsagenturen: Kürzere Arbeitslosigkeit durch mehr Vermittler (Pilot project in local employment agencies: More caseworkers, shortened unemployment duration)," IAB-Kurzbericht 201009, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany].

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    Keywords

    Bundesrepublik Deutschland ; berufliche Reintegration ; Erfolgskontrolle ; Arbeitsvermittlerquote ; Modellversuch ; Quote ; Arbeitslosenquote ; Arbeitsvermittler ; Arbeitsvermittlung ; 2007-2008;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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