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.