Studies in the Area of Economics Reported from Institute of Economics (Evaluating the Effectiveness of Policy Measures to Support Spatial Mobility in…

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Studies in the Area of Economics Reported from Institute of Economics (Evaluating the Effectiveness of Policy Measures to Support Spatial Mobility in Slovakia: The Contribution for Commuting to Work and the Contribution for Resettlement)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Economics Week -- A new study on Economics is now available. According to news reporting originating in Bratislava, Slovakia, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "This paper evaluates the impact of two active labour market measures providing financial contributions to cover costs related to spatial mobility of the unemployed. One supports daily commuting and the other resettlement."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Institute of Economics, "For the purpose of evaluation, administrative data from the obligatory social insurance database and the official register of the unemployed were linked. Three indicators of outcome are identified, commuting time, the income of individuals and employment after the end of support. The richness of the data allowed us to use propensity score matching in order to rule out possible selectivity issues. After achieving satisfactory balance, we have yielded comprehensive and robust, significant positive effects of both of the measures under evaluation."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The estimated impact differs regionally and is based on the individual characteristics of the beneficiaries."

For more information on this research see: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Policy Measures to Support Spatial Mobility in Slovakia: The Contribution for Commuting to Work and the Contribution for Resettlement. Ekonomicky Casopis, 2016;64(8):711-736. Ekonomicky Casopis can be contacted at: Slovak Academic Press Ltd, PO Box 57 Nam Slobody 6, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Stefanik, Slovak Academy Sci, Inst Econ Res, Bratislava 81105 1, Slovakia.

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