What Works? A Meta Analysis of Recent Active Labor Market Program Evaluations / David Card, Jochen Kluve, Andrea Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Card, David.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Kluve, Jochen.

Weber, Andrea.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w21431.

NBER working paper series no. w21431

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2015.

Summary:

We summarize the estimates from over 200 recent studies of active labor market programs. We classify the estimates by type of program and participant group, and distinguish between three different post-program time horizons. Using regression models for the estimated program effect (for studies that model the probability of employment) and for the sign and significance of the estimated effect (for all the studies in our sample) we conclude that: (1) average impacts are close to zero in the short run, but become more positive 2-3 years after completion of the program; (2) the time profile of impacts varies by type of program, with larger average gains for programs that emphasize human capital accumulation; (3) there is systematic heterogeneity across participant groups, with larger impacts for females and participants who enter from long term unemployment; (4) active labor market programs are more likely to show positive impacts in a recession.

Notes:

Print version record

July 2015.