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Estimated meeting intensity had a strong, statistically significant positive impact on exit rates to employment (coefficients of 0.47 in Storstrøm and 2.30 in Southern Jutland), whereas estimated program participation rates had a negative or non-significant impact (-0.51 in Storstrøm, 1.73 in Southern Jutland), proving meetings are a more effective substitute for long active programs.
The combined digital literacy program generated statistically significant and durable improvements in digital skills, job search intensity, self-perceived employability, and life satisfaction persisting 6 months post-intervention, whereas hardware provision alone yielded substantially smaller effects and neither treatment significantly increased short-term employment rates.
Mandatory activation reduces job application costs from $\gamma_0 = 0.202$ to $\gamma_1 = 0.114$, but completely eliminates non-market time value $h = 0.013$ per month (equivalent to 1.3% of monthly productivity or ~2% of unemployment benefits).