Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP6034
Authors: Annette Bergemann; Gerard J. van den Berg
Abstract: We survey the recent literature on the effects of active labour market policies on individual labour market outcomes like employment and income, for adult female individuals without work in European countries. We consider skill-training programs, monitoring and sanctions, job search assistance, and employment subsidies. The results are remarkably uniform across studies. We relate the results to the relevant level of female labour force participation.
Keywords: female labor supply; job search; monitoring; participation; schooling; training; unemployment; wages
JEL Codes: J16; J21; J22; J64; J68; J82
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| skill training programs (J24) | women's employment probabilities (J79) |
| job search assistance (J68) | exit rates to work (J63) |
| monitoring (E63) | transition rate from unemployment to employment (J68) |
| monitoring (E63) | exit rates to non-participation among women (J49) |
| employment subsidies (J68) | women's employment probabilities (J79) |