Understanding what works for active labour market policies

Sep 4, 2019

Currency exchange rates are reflected in a window in Kiev October 22, 2008. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday she hoped Ukraine would receive "substantial" international financial aid next week and set out measures aimed at shielding the country from what she called "stagnation". REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin (UKRAINE) - GM1E4AM1OM501

The effectiveness of complex policies such as ALMPs depends on how they are designed. Image: REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin

Eduardo Levy-Yeyati

Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

Martin Montané

Research Affiliate, Centre for Evidence-Based Policies, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

Luca Sartorio

Labour policy advisor, Ministry of Production and Labor of Argentina

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stimates are grouped by type of programme and outcome category. Boxes represent the 50% central coefficients reported. The horizontal lines show the median value. The vertical lines show the last coefficient that falls into the +/- 1.5*interquartile range limit. Points are observations that lay above or below the +/- 1.5* interquartile range limit. Image: VOX

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