The Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes on the Duration of Unemployment in Switzerland
比较了两种动态评估方法（匹配估计法和事件时间估计法）对瑞士积极劳动力市场计划效果的估计，发现临时补贴工作能缩短失业期，但培训与就业计划无效。
This article evaluates the effects of Swiss active labour market programmes on the job chances of unemployed workers. The main innovation is a comparison of two important dynamic evaluation estimators: the 'matching' estimator and the 'timing-of-events' estimator. We find that both estimators generate different treatment effects. According to the matching estimator temporary subsidised jobs shorten unemployment duration whereas training programmes and employment programmes do not. In contrast, the timing-of-events estimator suggests that none of the Swiss active labour market programmes shortens unemployment duration. Copyright 2008 The Author(s). Journal compilation Royal Economic Society 2008.