This article uses data from a field experiment in Sweden to analyze the effects of active placement efforts. In particular, the relative efficiency between combining job-search monitoring and job-search assistance, and monitoring alone, is analyzed. Although the impact estimates are generally imprecisely estimated, a general conclusion is that placement programs are effective policies in increasing the job exit rate for various groups of unemployed. I find that monitoring of job search is an efficient method to increase off-unemployment exit rate both alone and combined with job-search assistance services. The results, however, indicate that the combined services generate more permanent job exits.
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Country
Sweden
Publication Year
2014
Labour market services
Counselling and monitoring
Job placement
Job-search assistance
Relocation assistance
Labour market status
Long term unemployed
Unemployed (All cat.)
Funding Source
Other
Outcome Variable
Employment status
Income/wages
Data Source
Administrative
Evaluation Method
Randomization