European Union (EU) and OECD countries use a variety of Labour Market Policies (LMP) to promote employment, improve job quality and strengthen social protection. Monitoring and evaluation of the impact of these policies and related measures are necessary for the development and implementation of effective interventions and an efficient allocation of scarce resources. Compiling administrative data from a number of sources to trace participants’ labour market outcomes over time and following participation in LMPs is necessary to assess the effectiveness of these measures and maintain the most effective ones. Some EU and OECD countries have a long experience in the use of linked administrative data for the evaluation of their LMPs, whereas other countries only now start investing in the infrastructure which will enable them to link their administrative data in the future. Moreover, some countries already include the monitoring and evaluation framework in the design of their LMPs.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts from the EU and OECD, national administrations and researchers and learn about recent efforts to link administrative data and use them for the impact evaluation of LMPs. In addition, it is an excellent opportunity for dialogue and peer learning that will set the scene for future research planned by the European Commission and the OECD.
This workshop is jointly organised with the European Commission.
