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When to Privatize Public Employment Services: A Comparative Study on Service Design, Incentives, and Outcomes in Sweden

Eliasson, Axel LU (2024) EOSK12 20241
Department of Economic History
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis investigates the impact of privatizing public employment services in Sweden by comparing two service models: Stöd och Matchning (Stom) and Kundval Rusta och Matcha (Krom). The study aims to determine whether a higher share of result-based compensation and greater freedom for providers to design their own measures of service provision under Krom, improve the results of the service. This research evaluates the differences in service design, target groups, outcomes and cost between the two models. The comparison shows that Krom performs better than Stom in terms of both short term and long term employment and educational results. Furthermore, specific providers showed better performance in Krom, suggesting that the design changes... (More)
This thesis investigates the impact of privatizing public employment services in Sweden by comparing two service models: Stöd och Matchning (Stom) and Kundval Rusta och Matcha (Krom). The study aims to determine whether a higher share of result-based compensation and greater freedom for providers to design their own measures of service provision under Krom, improve the results of the service. This research evaluates the differences in service design, target groups, outcomes and cost between the two models. The comparison shows that Krom performs better than Stom in terms of both short term and long term employment and educational results. Furthermore, specific providers showed better performance in Krom, suggesting that the design changes significantly contribute to outcome discrepancies. These findings might indicate that privatization with carefully designed incentive structures can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public employment services. (Less)
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Eliasson, Axel LU
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EOSK12 20241
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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9167698
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2024-07-12 11:12:28
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates the impact of privatizing public employment services in Sweden by comparing two service models: Stöd och Matchning (Stom) and Kundval Rusta och Matcha (Krom). The study aims to determine whether a higher share of result-based compensation and greater freedom for providers to design their own measures of service provision under Krom, improve the results of the service. This research evaluates the differences in service design, target groups, outcomes and cost between the two models. The comparison shows that Krom performs better than Stom in terms of both short term and long term employment and educational results. Furthermore, specific providers showed better performance in Krom, suggesting that the design changes significantly contribute to outcome discrepancies. These findings might indicate that privatization with carefully designed incentive structures can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public employment services.}},
  author       = {{Eliasson, Axel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{When to Privatize Public Employment Services: A Comparative Study on Service Design, Incentives, and Outcomes in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}