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Table 5 Effects of lower caseloads on unemployment duration and benefit receipt by population group.

From: The impact of lower caseloads in public employment services on the unemployed

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Unempl. durationa

Benefit daysa

Total benefitsb

Full sample

 − 62*** (7)

 − 35*** (5)

 − 755*** (152)

 Existing clients

 − 67*** (11)

 − 37*** (8)

 − 771*** (235)

 New entrants

 − 54*** (8)

 − 32*** (7)

 − 689*** (189)

Men

 − 63*** (9)

 − 35*** (7)

 − 721*** (206)

Women

 − 60*** (10)

 − 31*** (8)

 − 736*** (226)

Age 15–24

 − 33** (16)

 − 16 (12)

 − 238 (276)

Age 25–49

 − 55*** (9)

 − 29*** (7)

 − 622*** (188)

Age 50–64

 − 84*** (16)

 − 58*** (12)

 − 1302*** (367)

At most compulsory school

 − 57*** (10)

 − 36*** (8)

 − 845*** (196)

Apprenticeship

 − 91*** (16)

 − 51*** (13)

 − 1057*** (378)

Intermediate voc. School

 − 33 (43)

 − 24 (37)

 − 617 (1106)

Higher academic or voc. school

 − 68*** (16)

 − 31** (14)

 − 562 (408)

Academic education

 − 19 (16)

 − 9 (14)

33 (486)

Disability

 − 81*** (21)

 − 61*** (16)

 − 1287*** (416)

No disability

 − 59*** (7)

 − 30*** (6)

 − 662*** (164)

Austrian nationality

 − 71*** (9)

 − 39*** (7)

 − 794*** (204)

Other nationality

 − 43*** (11)

 − 25*** (8)

 − 618*** (215)

Long-term jobless

 − 88*** (16)

 − 53*** (12)

 − 1179*** (343)

Short-term jobless

 − 52*** (7)

 − 29*** (6)

 − 628*** (166)

  1. (a) days; (b) Euros. Effects for both existing and new clients. Statutory disability status or other health-related placement obstacle according to the PES caseworker. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Long-term jobless: apart from shorter interruptions (maximum 62 days) already more than 365 days unemployed
  2. ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1