We study the dual role of active labour market policies: First, ALMP may perform a screening role by increasing job-finding rates among individuals with good labour market prospects, already prior to programme participation. Second, actual program participation may help individuals with poor labour market prospects. We demonstrate how these effects arise within a search theoretic framework. Utilizing an RD design, we analyse responses to a nationwide Swedish youth activation program. We find that individuals with a high predicted probability of finding work respond to the threat of activation, whereas there is no effect for individuals with weak labour market prospects.

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通过激活筛选？青年激活计划的不同效果

我们研究了积极的劳动力市场政策的双重作用：首先，ALMP 可以通过在参与计划之前提高劳动力市场前景良好的个人的求职率来发挥筛选作用。其次，实际参与计划可能有助于劳动力市场前景不佳的个人。我们展示了这些影响是如何在搜索理论框架内产生的。利用 RD 设计，我们分析了对瑞典全国青年激活计划的反应。我们发现，具有高预测找到工作概率的个人会对激活威胁做出反应，而对于劳动力市场前景不佳的个人则没有影响。