What is the value added by caseworkers?

• Published in: Labour economics Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 135 - 151
• Main Authors: Lechner, Michael, Smith, Jeffrey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2007; Elsevier
• Series: Labour Economics
• Subjects: Active Labour Market Policy; Caseworkers; Statistical Profiling; Statistical Treatment Rule; Targeting; Active Labour Market Policy; Targeting; Statistical Profiling; H00; J68; Caseworkers; Statistical Treatment Rule

This paper examines the efficacy of caseworkers in allocating individuals to government programs and to services within those programs. We investigate caseworker allocation of unemployed individuals to subprograms within Swiss active labour market policy in 1998. Our analysis compares the caseworker...