We examine the impact of restructuring active labor market programs for unemployed immigrants in Finland. Exploiting a discontinuity in the phase-in rules of the reform, we find that it increased compliers' cumulative earnings by 47% over a 10-year follow-up period. We attribute these improvements to a more efficient use of existing resources. The reform did not affect total days in training, but it did modify the content toward training specifically designed for immigrants. Url or DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/683667 Authors Kari Hämäläinen Matti Sarvimaki Country Finland Publication Year 2016 Ranges Intervention Intervention Start Year 1999 Intervention End Year 1999 Evaluation Evaluation Start Year 2000 Evaluation End Year 2009 Policy field Labour market services Counselling and monitoring Job placement Relocation assistance Training Classroom/vocational training Other intervention types Target group Labour market status Unemployed (All cat.) Vulnerable groups Other disadvantaged Details Funding Source Other Outcome Variable Employment status Income/wages Data Source Administrative Evaluation Method RDD
