Authors	Hujer, R. and Caliendo, M.
Year	2001
Reference	Becker, I., Ott, N. and Rolf, G. (Eds.): Soziale Sicherung in einer dynamischen Gesellschaft, Campus-Verlag, Frankfurt, pp. 583-617.
Keywords	Active Labour Market Policy, Evaluation, Matching, Difference-in-differences
JEL-Classification	C14, C33, H43, J64, J68
Download	Former version: IZA Discussion Paper No. 236, PDF
Abstract	Persistently high unemployment, tight government budgets and the growing scepticism regarding the effects of active labour market policies (ALMP) are the basis for a growing interest in evaluating these measures. This paper intends to explain the need for evaluation on the micro- and macroeconomic level,introduce the fundamental evaluation problem and solutions to it,give an overview of the newer developments in evaluation literature and finally take a look on empirical estimations of ALMP effects.