The Effectiveness and Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies in Poland

verfasst von

Patrick A. Puhani, Viktor Steiner

Abstract

Following the predominance of macroeconomic stabilisation policies and passive income support schemes in the first phase of transition, active labour market policies (ALMPs) have now come to play a more important role in transition economies. This paper looks at the Polish experience and provides empirical evidence on the effectiveness of ALMPs. We use the Polish Labour Force Survey of August 1994 in combination with its Supplement on the Evaluation of Labour Market Policies together with data on ALMP expenditure at the regional (voivodship) level. The macroeconometric analysis of the relationship between labour market flows and ALMP expenditure shows no significant effects. The microeconometric analysis reveals that ALMPs are not particularly well targeted at the problem groups in the labour market. That is, women and people with basic vocational education do not receive enough attention. As to the effectiveness of ALMPs, the paper shows that former participants cannot expect to find employment more easily than their peers who have been unemployed but have not been in a programme. Subjective evaluations of former participants also suggest that ALMPs, but especially works programmes, have not improved their chances to find a job.

Externe Organisation(en)

Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (ZEW) Mannheim
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

EMPIRICA

Band

24

Seiten

209-231

Anzahl der Seiten

23

ISSN

0340-8744

Publikationsdatum

10.1997

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geografie, Planung und Entwicklung, Entwicklung

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 8 – Anständige Arbeitsbedingungen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006897732006 (Zugang: Geschlossen)