samples 2 Used in data synthesis
9 Characteristics of studies
9.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF INCLUDED STUDIES
This section lists important characteristics for the 39 studies included in the data synthesis. For further characteristics of all 73 included studies see the
supplementary document.
Ahmad, N. & Svarer, M. (2009).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 2003
Type of data Administrative
Sample size 219348
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design
stage NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-1.5 years/0-2 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Baumgartner, H. J. & Caliendo, M. (2008).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2003
Type of data Both
Sample size Treated 2018
2296 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 14 months Behaghel, L., Crépon, B., & Gurgand, M. (2012).
Country France Start year of programme 2007
Type of data Administrative and questionnaire
Sample size Treated 88650
66442 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
RCT/using IV (instrument variables)
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year
Bennmarker, H., Nordström Skans, O., & Vikman, U. (2012).
Country Sweden
Start year of programme 1996
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 8322
16824 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Regression
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation
0-2 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Bloom, H.S. (1990)
Country USA
Start year of programme 1984
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 1048
Control 594
Study design RCT
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year Caliendo, M. & Künn, S. (2012).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2003
Type of data Both
Sample size Treated 128
Control 250
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 4.5 years Caliendo, M., Künn, S., & Schmidl, R. (2011).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2002
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated West: 7027; East: 5353 West: 26477; East: 12162 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1-2 years
Caplan, R. D., Vinokur, A. D., Price, R. H., & Van Ryn, M. (1989).
Country USA
Start year of programme 1986
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 412
281 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-4 months
Corson, W., Decker, P. T., Dunstan, S. M., Gordon, A. R., Anderson, P., &
Homrighausen, J. (1989).
Country USA
Start year of programme 1986-1987
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 8675
2385 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-4 months
Crépon, B., Dejemeppe, M. & Gurgand, M. (2005).
Country France
Start year of programme 2001
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 56784
334161 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-3 years/0-3 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Decker, P. T., Olsen, R. B., Freeman, L., Klepinger, D. H., Gordon, W., & Decker, P.
(2000).
Country USA
Start year of programme 1994-1995
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated Florida: 8963; DC: 6051 Florida: 2997; DC: 2006 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-4 months Dolton, P. & O'Neill, D. (1996).
Country UK
Start year of programme 1989
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 4266
286 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation
0-16 months (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Eden, D. & Aviram, A.(1993)
Country Israel
Start year of programme 1988
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 43 Control 45
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-2 months Firth, D., Payne, C., & Payne, J. (1999).
Country UK
Start year of programme 1993
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 941
979 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation
0-2 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Fitzenberger, B. & Völter, R. (2007).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 1993
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated Cohort 86/87:1714; Cohort 93/94: 2727 Cohort 86/87: 19188; Cohort 93/94: 22324 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1-5 years Gerfin, M., Lechner, M. & Steiger, H. (2002).
Country Switzerland
Start year of programme 1998
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 7472
5461 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference Time point post participation 15 months Gorter, C. & Kalb, G. R. J. (1996).
Country Netherlands
Start year of programme 1989
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 397
Control 325
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-1 year Graversen, B. K. &,Van ours, J. (2006).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 2005
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 2229
2291 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation
0-1 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Hujer, R. & Thomsen, S. L. (2010).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2000
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated West: 5331; East: 13410 West: 593247; East: 367789 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year Hujer, R., Thomsen, S. L., & Zeiss, C. (2006).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 1999
Type of data Administrative
Sample size 13644
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-less than 3 years/0-3 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Hujer, R. & Zeiss, C. (2007).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2000
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 628
16847 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-3 years/0-4 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Hägglund, P. (2006).
Country Sweden
Start year of programme 2002
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 343
Control 293
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-6 months Jespersen, S. T., Munch, J. R., & Skipper, L. (2008).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 1995
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 3691
12327 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1-1.5 year Johnson, T. R. & Klepinger, D. H. (1991).
Country USA
Start year of programme 1986
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 2553
2871 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-7 months Kvasnicka, M. (2008).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 1994
Type of data Administrative
Sample size 106,383
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time period post participation Average over 4 years Lalive, R., Van Ours, J. C., & Zweimüller, J. (2008).
Country Switzerland
Start year of programme 1997
Type of data Administrative
Sample size 7088
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-2 years/0-2 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Munch, J. R. & Skipper, L. (2008).
Country Denmark Start year of programme 1995
Type of data Administrative
Sample size 102411
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-5 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Osikominu, A. (2012).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 1999
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 13859
31600 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-5 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Pedersen, J. M., Rosholm, M., & Svarer, M. (2012).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 2008
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 2644
2767 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 4 months-2 years (maximum not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Richardson, K. & Berg, G. J. (2001).
Country Sweden
Start year of programme 1993
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 656 8000 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-7 years/0-7.5 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Rodriguez-Planas, N. & Benus, J. (2007).
Country Romania
Start year of programme 1998
Type of data Questionaire
Sample size Treated 1626
1501 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 2 years Rosholm, M. & Skipper, L. (2009).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 1994
Type of data Both
Sample size Treated 423
387 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year Rosholm, M. & Svarer, M. (2004).
Country Denmark
Start year of programme 1998
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 13060
80229 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate Time period post participation/start of
treatment
0-4 years/0-4 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data (duration of ALMP not reported))
Sacklén, H. (2002).
Country Sweden
Start year of programme 1994
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 3499
4804 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year
Van den Berg, G. J. & Van der Klaauw, B. (2006).
Country Netherlands
Start year of programme 1998
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 205
189 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-1 year (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Vinokur, A. D., Price, R. H., & Schul, Y. (1995).
Country USA
Start year of programme 1991
Type of data Questionnaire
Sample size Treated 933
442 Control
Study design RCT
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation 0-2 months Völter, R., Osikominu, A., & Fitzenberger, B. (2007).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 1993
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 2385
9661 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation Varies between programmes: 1-2 years Weber, A. & Hofer, H. (2004).
Country Austria
Start year of programme 1999
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 2498
10785 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Timing-of-event
Type of effect Hazard rate
Time period post participation/start of treatment
0-2- years/0-3 years (not reported but based on the time period covered by their data and duration of ALMP)
Winterhager, H., Heinze, A., & Spermann, A. (2006).
Country Germany
Start year of programme 2003
Type of data Administrative
Sample size Treated 30,402
1,407,754 Control
Study design/Method used for controlling for confounding at design stage
NRS/Matching
Type of effect Risk difference
Time point post participation 1 year