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How to minimize lock-in effects of programs for unemployed workers
Activation programs, such as job search assistance, training, or work experience programs for unemployed workers, typically initially produce negative employment effects. These so-called “lock-in effects” occur because participants spend less time and effort on job search activities than non-participants. Lock-in effects need to be offset by sufficiently large post-participation employment or earnings for the programs to be cost-effective. They represent key indirect costs that are often more important than direct program costs. The right timing and targeting of these programs can improve their cost-effectiveness by reducing lock-in effects.
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Englisch
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Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2016 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Wirtschaft
Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
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skills-training programs
program evaluation
lock-in effects
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Wunsch, Conny
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
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2016
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doi:10.15185/izawol.288
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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- Wunsch, Conny
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2016
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