Evaluation of Swedish Youth Labour Market Programmes

Arbeitspapier

This paper evaluates two Swedish active labour market programmes for youth, namely youth practice and labour market training. A non-parametric matching approach is applied to estimate the average program effects. Moreover, the results obtained by matching are compared to results from standard linear regression and probit models, and a polychotomous selectivity model. The results indicate either zero or negative effects of both programmes on earnings, re-employment probability and probability of studies in the short run, whereas some of the long-run effects are estimated positive. However, there is much heterogeneity in the estimated treatment effects among the individuals.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2000:6

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General ; Econometric Modeling: General ; Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: Public Policy ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
• Subject: Active labour market policies ; balancing score ; evaluation ; matching ; propensity score ; selection ; treatment effects ; Junge Arbeitskräfte ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Projektbewertung ; Schweden

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Larsson, Laura
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Uppsala University, Department of Economics
• (where): Uppsala
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/82846
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET