This paper investigates the effect of intensified ALMPs, by increasing the threat of program participation, on post-unemployment wages. For this purpose, it exploits a social experiment conducted in two Danish counties, where approximately 5,000 unemployed people were randomly selected to receive either a standard treatment or an intensified treatment. It uses a Heckman selection model and finds that an intensified threat of program participation increases the probability of finding a job in the short run, but decreases wages in the same period.

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ISBN 9788790199807
Author Signe Hald Andersen
Format Paperback
Page Count 23
Imprint University Press of Southern Denmark
Publisher University Press of Southern Denmark
Weight(grams) 80g