RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Screening through Activation? Differential Effects of a Youth Activation Program JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 1033 OP 1077 DO 10.3368/jhr.57.3.1117-9182R1 VO 57 IS 3 A1 Hall, Caroline A1 Kotakorpi, Kaisa A1 Liljeberg, Linus A1 Pirttilä, Jukka YR 2022 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/57/3/1033.abstract AB We study the dual role of active labor market policies. First, active labor market programs (ALMPs) may perform a screening role by increasing job-search incentives already before program participation, especially among individuals with good labor market prospects. Second, actual program participation may help individuals with poor labor market prospects. We examine whether this type of pattern can be found in individual responses to a nationwide youth activation program in Sweden using a regression discontinuity (RD) design. We find that individuals with a high predicted probability of finding work respond to the threat of activation, whereas there is no effect for individuals with weak labor market prospects.