Original paper

The Effect of Making a Voluntary Labour Market Programme Compulsory: Evidence from a UK Experiment

Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 467 - 489
Published: Dec 1, 2013
Abstract
This paper investigates the effects on employment and benefit receipt of making a voluntary active labour market programme compulsory. This policy change, which targeted long‐term unemployed people over the age of 50, was piloted in a number of areas within the UK and evaluated by individual random assignment of the requirement to participate. The results show that mandating participation resulted in a sustained increase in employment and a...
Paper Details
Title
The Effect of Making a Voluntary Labour Market Programme Compulsory: Evidence from a UK Experiment
Published Date
Dec 1, 2013
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
467 - 489
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