Training + Temp Work = Stepping Stone? – Evaluating an Innovative Activation Program for Disadvantaged Youths

Arbeitspapier

While high rates of youth unemployment are a severe problem in most European countries, the program evaluation literature shows that disadvantaged youths constitute a group that is particularly difficult to assist effectively. As innovative measures are thus needed, we evaluate a German pilot program that targets low-skilled young unemployed and combines three components: a) individual coaching, b) classroom training and c) temporary work. Using an ex-post quasi-randomization approach, our analysis shows that the program has a positive impact on the post-program employment probability of participants.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-3-86788-291-0
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 249

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Labor Economics Policies ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
• Subject: program evaluation ; disadvantaged youths ; temporary work ; ALMP

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ehlert, Christoph ; Kluve, Jochen ; Schaffner, Sandra
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
• (where): Essen
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/45299
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET