We re-analyze the effects of a Danish active labor market programme social experiment, which included a range of sub-treatments, including meetings with caseworkers, job search assistance courses, and activation programmes. We use newly developed non-parametric methods to examine how the effects of the experimental treatment vary during the unemployment spell. Non-parametric techniques are important from a methodological point of view, since parametric/distributional assumptions are in conflict with the concept of experimental evidence. We find that the effects of the experiment vary substantially during the unemployment spell.
Country
Denmark
Publication Year
2013
Labour market services
Job-search assistance
Labour market status
Unemployed (All cat.)
Funding Source
Other
Outcome Variable
Duration of unemployment
Data Source
Administrative
Evaluation Method
Randomization