Impact Evaluation of Training and Wage Subsidies for the Unemployed in Greece.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment--Government policy.

Unemployment.

Labor policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, 2024.

Summary:

This report uses rich administrative data from different registers in Greece to evaluate the impact of two types of active labour market policies (ALMPs): wage subsidies and training for unemployed people.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

1 Assessment and recommendations

1.1. Greece should continue to strengthen its system of active labour market policies

1.1.1. The Greek labour market has improved in recent years, yet unemployment remains high

1.1.2. Greece spends relatively little on active labour market policies, with a large share going to public works

1.1.3. Monitoring and rewarding performance will help the Greek Public Employment Service DYPA to become a modern, agile and effective organisation

1.1.4. After the first successful steps towards a modern digital backbone, DYPA needs to define its future digital journey strategically

1.1.5. Improvements in ALMP design have started

1.1.6. DYPA needs to increase its capacity to counsel jobseekers

1.1.7. DYPA needs a clear and concise strategy for its transformation

1.2. Training programmes are found to be effective and have the potential to promote upskilling for a larger target population

1.2.1. Training programmes are effective at connecting people with jobs

1.2.2. Training programmes boost earnings of participants and ICT training promotes upward occupation mobility

1.2.3. Expand training programmes to reach more people

1.3. Wage subsidies are also highly effective but should be targeted more towards the long-term unemployed

1.3.1. Wage subsidies appear effective in placing individuals in employment, with generally positive effects on other labour market outcomes

1.3.2. The positive estimated effects of the wage subsidies may be overstated due to specific institutional features in Greece

1.3.3. Target wage subsidies towards long-term unemployed

1.3.4. Redesign wage subsidies to further increase their attractiveness to employers while mitigating possible deadweight effects

1.4. Greece could do more to link data and support regular impact evaluations of ALMPs

1.4.1. Impact evaluations of ALMPs identify what works and for whom

1.4.2. Greece’s linked administrative data offer excellent opportunities for ALMP evaluations

1.4.3. Greece should invest in capacity to link administrative data for research purposes

1.4.4. Greece should embed RCTs in policy making and include elements of evaluation in the design of new policies

Note

2 Recent trends in Greece’s labour market and the set-up of active labour market policies

2.1. Introduction

2.2. The Greek labour market Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

92-64-48317-9

OCLC:

1455761794