Journal article
Employing the unemployed of Marienthal: evaluation of a guaranteed job program
- Abstract:
- We evaluate a guaranteed job program in Austria in 2020-2024. Our evaluation is based on three approaches, pairwise matched randomization, a pre-registered synthetic control at the municipality level, and a comparison to individuals in control municipalities. This allows us to estimate direct effects, anticipation effects, and spillover effects. We find positive impacts on economic and non-economic wellbeing. At the municipality level, we find a reduction of long-term unemployment and no negative employment spillovers. There are positive anticipation effects on well-being, status, and social inclusion. We estimate program costs of 237 Euro per participant and month. Participant income increased by 102 Euro.
- Publication status:
- Accepted
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- American Economic Association
- Journal:
- American Economic Journal: Economic Policy More from this journal
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-02-18
- EISSN:
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1945-774X
- ISSN:
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1945-7731
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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2378457
- Local pid:
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pubs:2378457
- Deposit date:
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2026-02-19
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- Notes:
- This article has been accepted for publication in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
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