Meta-analysis of the European Social Fund counterfactual impact evaluations: Brief update with alternative measures
The European Social Fund (ESF) has effectively improved the employment rates of individuals participating in its programmes. The overall programme effect on employment probability from all ESF counterfactual impact evaluation (CIE) interventions covering the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 programming periods published until November 2023 is 7.7 percentage points (pp). Using a balancing approach that selects only the most representative impacts from each evaluation, the balanced overall programme effect is 6.5 pp. There are notable differences between different intervention types: the (balanced) effects are highest for employment subsidy programs (17.0 pp), while the lowest effects are obtained for public employment programmes (-7.4 pp).
HAEPP Tobias;
SERRANO ALARCON Manuel;
2024-04-18
European Commission
JRC137571
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