2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'EVALUATION OF ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES IN 2009 AND 2010 IN THE
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REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
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Teo Matkovic, Zdenko Babic, Annamaria Vuga
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This report brings forth an evaluation of Active labour market policy
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programmes ran by Croatian Public Employment Service (HZZ) in 2009 and
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2010. We observed whether participants were registered with HZZ as
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unemployed persons at several points in time after their participation
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in programme ceased. Effectiveness was analytically evaluated by the
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application of matching techniques, as we compared outcomes of
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participants with control group comprised of unemployed persons with
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similar observable characteristics who did not participate in measures.
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We evaluated five measures for which appropriate matching could be
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enacted: (1) employment subsidies for the youth with no employment
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experience, (2) long-term unemployed and (3) older unemployed persons;
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(4) training programmes for the unemployed and (5) public works. Within
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the observed period, expenses and coverage of ALMPs were on increase,
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although Croatia still lags considerably in this respect after most EU
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countries. Results of this quasi-experimental evaluation approach do not
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indicate that participation bears a particularly strong effect with
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respect to the observed outcome. Participants in all three employment
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subsidy programmes were less likely to be in unemployment than controls
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for the first two years after subsidies ceased, but the advantage of
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participants was declining over time, and the matching effect is likely
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overestimated as it does not account for creaming effect, as selection
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of (more employable) candidates was done on employer initiative.
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Education programmes on the average turned out to reduce probability of
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leaving unemployment for a year after participation (due to programme
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effect), and within the two years (maximal observed time span)
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probability of being unemployed for participants of training programmes
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was about the same (or minimally lower) than for comparable
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non-participants. However, education measures turned to be more
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effective when certain subpopulations were observed: persons without
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upper secondary education, persons who entered unemployment from
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inactivity (not regular education) and among persons who have not spent
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a very long period in unemployment prior to participation. Participation
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in public work programmes was estimated to have increased mid-term
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unemployment risk for participants, but this has to be understood
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through both programme effect and selection of the most vulnerable
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unemployed in public works. Additionally, higher probability of being in
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unemployment among public work participants when compared to controls
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can be interpreted in terms of activation - if they did not participate
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in public work, more of them might have left unemployment for inactivity
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(which likely happened to many statistical twins with whom they were
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matched). In conclusion, the number of persons who were estimated not to
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be in unemployment due to ALMP participation compared with total funding
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in order to estimate efficiency of spending for each ALMP was evaluated.'
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author: Matkovic, Teo and Babic, Zdenko and Vuga, Annamaria
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author_list:
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- family: Matkovic
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given: Teo
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- family: Babic
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given: Zdenko
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- family: Vuga
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given: Annamaria
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.3935/rsp.v19i3.1100
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eissn: 1845-6014
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files: []
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issn: 1330-2965
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journal: REVIJA ZA SOCIJALNU POLITIKU
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keywords: active labour market policies; evaluation
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language: Croatian
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month: NOV
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '28'
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orcid-numbers: Babic, Zdenko/0000-0002-3896-8688
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pages: 303-336
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papis_id: d94c7794179ee55717ccf71368f80b09
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ref: Matkovic2012evaluationactive
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researcherid-numbers: Babic, Zdenko/A-5785-2012
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times-cited: '5'
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title: EVALUATION OF ACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICIES IN 2009 AND 2010 IN THE REPUBLIC
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OF CROATIA
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000311973700004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '26'
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volume: '19'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Issues
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year: '2012'
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