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Evaluation of German Active Labour Market Policies and their Organisational Framework

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Authors:
  1. Christoph R. Ehlert

    1. ESF-Verwaltungsbehörde Referat II 2, Ministerium für Arbeit, Integration und Soziales des Landes NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-11
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  2. Introduction

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 1-8

  3. Temporary work as an active labour market policy: Evaluating an innovative activation programme for disadvantaged youths

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 9-23

  4. Do dedicated preparation measures improve the effectiveness of consecutive active labour market policy measures in Germany?

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 25-58

  5. Did customers benefit from the reorganisation of customer management in German employment agencies?

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 59-94

  6. New software, more employment?

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 95-115

  7. Conclusion and policy implications

    • Christoph R. Ehlert
    Pages 117-118

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 119-125
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About this book

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work. Apart from the programmes, the organisational framework in which the programmes are allocated also influences the outcome. The author shows that the introduction of customer service centres, that streamlined the customers through the counselling and placement process, helped little in bringing unemployed back to work, while the introduction of action programmes even worsened the situation for the unemployed and job-seekers. Whereas the introduction of new placement software in German employment agencies led to an increase in regular employment and to more sustainable placements that exhibit longer tenures.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ESF-Verwaltungsbehörde Referat II 2, Ministerium für Arbeit, Integration und Soziales des Landes NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Christoph R. Ehlert

About the author

Dr. Christoph Ehlert is a labour and development economist. He is in charge of the evaluation of programmes under the European Social Fund at the Ministry of Labour, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia and also works as a consultant in this field.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evaluation of German Active Labour Market Policies and their Organisational Framework

  • Authors: Christoph R. Ehlert

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-08112-6

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-08111-9Published: 03 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-08112-6Published: 08 December 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 125

  • Number of Illustrations: 35 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Public Administration, Organization

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