@techreport{6d9a063861b2417c96e643411e44ebbc,
title = "Compulsion in Active Labour Market Programs",
abstract = "This paper is on compulsion in active labour market programs (ALMP). When an unemployed worker has to participate in a programme order to remain eligible for benefits there are two separate effects. First, there is the treatment effect, i.e. the program makes the worker more attractive for a potential employer or makes search more efficient thus helping the unemployed worker to find a job more quickly. Second, there is the compulsion effect, i.e. because the worker has to attend the program his value of being unemployed drops and he is stimulated to find a job more quickly. So, both effects induce the worker to find a job more quickly. The difference between the treatment effect and the compulsion effect concerns the quality of the postunemployment job. The treatment effect improves the quality; the compulsion effect lowers the quality of postunemployment jobs.",
keywords = "compulsion, active labour market policies",
author = "{van Ours}, J.C.",
note = "Subsequently published in National Institute Economic Review, 2007 Pagination: 26",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
volume = "2007-74",
series = "CentER Discussion Paper",
publisher = "Microeconomics",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Microeconomics",
}