The effectiveness of Polish active labour market policies

Bulletin of Geography. Socio - Economic Series

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Zenon Wiśniewski¹ 

[1] Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu

关键词: unemployment;    active labour market policies;    programme evaluation;    Poland;   

DOI  :  10.12775/bgss-2022-0017

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika * Wydawnictwo Naukowe / Nicolaus Copernicus University Press

【 摘 要 】

The task of active labour market policies evaluation consists of providing supporting empirical evidence about which policy types promise superior solutions. This paper aims to answer this question using a quasi-experimentally method. The causal effects of labour market programmes are examined using a propensity score matching method. The information concerning the unemployed come from the Public Employment Services database Syriusz. The empirical results show that the most effective impact on employment was induced by start-up incentives and intervention works. The positive employment effects were also generated by the supply–oriented instruments of the labour market policies, i.e., by vocational training courses and placements. Placements are becoming a more attractive instrument for employers than intervention works since placements provide employees who do not need to be paid for their work.

【 授权许可】

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