Evaluation of German active labour market policies and their organisational framework [electronic resource] / Christopher R. Ehlert.

Acknowledgements; Table of contents; List of tables; List of figures; List of appendices; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Motivation; 1.2. Background on German active labour market policy; 1.3. Data and identification strategies; 1.4. Contribution of the thesis; 2. Temporary work as an active labour market policy: Evaluating an innovative activation programme for disadvantaged youths; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The programme, identification and data; 2.3. Results; 2.4. Conclusion

3. Do dedicated preparation measures improve the effectiveness of consecutive active labour market policy measures in Germany?3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Existing empirical evidence; 3.3. Data and descriptive statistics; 3.4. Empirical strategy; 3.5. Results; 3.6. Conclusion; Appendix; 4. Did customers benefit from the reorganisation of customer management in German employment agencies?; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Customer management; 4.3. Review of the first CSC and AP evaluation; 4.4. Methodology and data; 4.5. Results; 4.6. Conclusion; Appendix; 5. New software, more employment?

5.1. Introduction5.2. Public employment agencies and job placements; 5.3. Methodology and data; 5.4. Results; 5.5. Conclusion; Appendix; 6. Conclusion and policy implications; References