Table 6 The effects of the 2013 PES reform: difference-in-differences regression coefficients, alternative specifications (dependent variable: unemployment duration)
Independent variable | (1) Time period 2012–2014 | (2) Time period 2012–2015 | (3) Time period 2012–2016 | (4) Time period 2012–2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated municipality | 1.236 (0.646) | 2.264** (0.851) | 3.221** (1.110) | 2.494* (1.193) |
Lapland region | 5.631*** (0.970) | 6.230*** (1.050) | 5.693*** (1.457) | 3.690** (1.348) |
Long-term unemployed pilot project in 2012–2015 | −0.792 (0.655) | −1.155 (0.835) | −1.228 (1.094) | −1.508 (1.194) |
Recipient of mass layoff support in 2013–15 | 0.425 (0.949) | 0.093 (1.023) | ||
Recipient of mass layoff support in 2015 | 1.950 (2.212) | |||
Recipient of mass layoff support in 2016–17 | 1.984 (2.653) | 3.888 (2.107) | ||
PES office closure in 2016–17 | 0.401 (1.368) | 0.033 (1.376) | ||
Constant | 4.164*** (0.440) | 7.093*** (0.518) | 10.478*** (0.691) | 11.568*** (0.742) |
N | 303 | 303 | 304 | 304 |
R-sq | 0.082 | 0.090 | 0.060 | 0.037 |