Active labour market policy by a profit-maximizing firm

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Gerards, Ruud;Muysken, Joan;Welters, Riccardo
Riccardo Welters
Abstract

This article investigates the effectiveness of an employment programme exclusively run by a private sector firm in order to find out whether such a programme can be beneficial to both the participating individuals and the private firm. Toanswer these questions, we use a unique dataset on a private employment programme covering 23 years of operations and data on 1,000 participating unemployed individuals. Using conservative estimates, we show that a private employment programme is more effective in reintegrating the unemployed than public efforts, while providing tangible benefits to the firm.

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BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

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52

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1467-8543

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/j.1467-8543.2012.00915.x