Does the Order and Timing of Active Labour Market Programmes Matter?
利用奥地利劳动力数据，分析参与多个积极劳动力市场项目的顺序和时机对失业者再就业效果的影响，发现先参加资格培训再参加求职项目效果更好，且多次参与优于单次，但项目启动越晚效果越差。
Abstract This study extends the traditional focus of active labour market policy evaluation from a static comparison of participation in a programme versus non‐participation (or participation in another programme) to the evaluation of the effects of programme sequences, that is, multiple participation or timing of such programmes. Explicitly allowing for dynamic selection into different stages of such programme sequences we analyse multiple programmes, the timing of programmes, and the order of programmes. The analysis is based on comprehensive administrative data on the Austrian labour force. Our findings suggest that (i) active job search programmes are more effective after a qualification programme compared to the reverse order, (ii) multiple participation in qualification measures dominates single participation and (iii) the effectiveness of several labour market programmes deteriorates the later they start during an unemployment spell.