Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283520 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 672
Publisher: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Abstract: 
We analysed a new counselling and support programme for people with low employment prospects in Austria. The Austrian Public Employment Service introduced regional pilots to investigate whether a new counselling strategy could improve labour market outcomes for this group. Eligible unemployed individuals could opt for third-party counselling and support, access a wide range of low-threshold services, and focus on personal stability rather than job placement. The goal was to achieve similar or even better labour market outcomes at lower cost. By comparing pilot and control regions, we found that introducing the offer resulted in higher costs without improving labour market outcomes.
Subjects: 
Long-term unemployment
active labour market policy
Public EmploymentService
counselling
job placement
JEL: 
J64
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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