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Non-labour-market-ready unemployed

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New studies since 3/23/2023 New submitted studies

Bolhaar J., Ketel N. & Klaauw B.
Caseworker’s discretion and the effectiveness of welfare-to-work programs

Cahuc, P., Carcillo, S. & Minea, A.
The Difficult School-to-Work Transition of High School Dropouts Evidence from a Field Experiment

What is Jobeffekter.dk?

Jobeffekter.dk was developed by the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment in cooperation with a number of independent researchers. Jobeffekter.dk is a knowledge bank that gathers and disseminates relevant knowledge about what works on the labour market.

What can Jobeffekter.dk be used for?

Jobeffekter.dk provides an overview of what works on the labour market. The portal can help you find inspiration for labour market interventions, relevant studies for your thesis or input for political decisions.

How to use Jobeffekter.dk

1) Select the target group and intervention for which you want to find the job effect 2) Read about which interventions work in term of getting the target group into the labour market.

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Collection of high-quality studies

Jobeffekter.dk contains 500 Danish and international research studies on effects within the labour market. The studies have been selected, quality-assured and entered by independent researchers.

Calculations and weighting

The studies vary in quality and relevance and therefore they are weighted in the calculation of the overall conclusion on the effect. The quality, analytical method, combination factor and if the study is published in a scientific journal all weight in on the effect. Click here to read more.

What is the job effect?

The job effect is based on the results of the studies and shows the overall conclusion on effect. The overall conclusion on the effect is positive, for example, if the majority of the research shows that the intervention gets the target group into employment.