Table 3 Effects of selected labor market programs
From: The German labor market after the Great Recession: successful reforms and future challenges
Study | Instrument/Program | Inflows and Observation Period | Main results |
|---|---|---|---|
Bernhard et al. (2008a) | - Targeted wage subsidies paid to employers for a limited period | - Feb-Apr 2005 | - Large and significant positive effects of nearly 40 percentage points |
- 20 months | |||
Bernhard and Kruppe (2012) | - Further vocational training | - Feb-Apr 2005 | - Share of unemployment benefit II recipients decreases; employment rate in the intermediate term increases by up to 13%-points |
- 30 months | |||
Bernhard and Wolff (2008) | - Contracting out placement services for UB-II recipients | - Feb-Apr 2005 | - Locking-in effects in first months after start |
- 25 months | - Employment rates are raised by about two %-points for East German participants and West German male participants | ||
Caliendo and Künn (2011) | - Bridging Allowance (formerly §57 SC III) | - Jul-Sep 2003 | - High employment and modest income effects for participants; considerable additional job creation for bridging allowance (small job creation for start-up subsidy) |
- Start-Up Subsidy (formerly §421 SC III) | - 56 months | ||
Hohmeyer (2009) | - Work opportunities/“1-Euro-Jobs” | - Feb-Apr 2005 | - Small positive employment effects 28 months after program start for women in East and West Germany as well as men in West Germany |
- Paid in addition to UB II | - 28 months | ||
Rinne et al. (2011) | - Different program types of further vocational training | - Year 2002 | - All program types have on average a significant positive impact on employment prospects 24 months after program entry |
- 28 months | |||
Schneider (2008) | - Benefit sanctions for UB II recipients not complying with requirements supposed to fasten reintegration in labor market | - Jan 2005 | - No significant effect on reservation wage of UB II recipients |
- 11 months |