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.
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Country
Finland
Publication Year
2016
Labour market services
Counselling and monitoring
Job placement
Relocation assistance
Training
Classroom/vocational training
Other intervention types
Labour market status
Unemployed (All cat.)
Vulnerable groups
Other disadvantaged
Funding Source
Other
Outcome Variable
Employment status
Income/wages
Data Source
Administrative
Evaluation Method
RDD