The effectiveness of qualification measures for employed workers
Subtitle: an evaluation study for Saxony
By: by Michael Fertig.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1205; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1205
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Vocational qualifications -- Germany -- Saxony.; Job security -- Germany -- Saxony.
Description: "This paper investigates whether and to what extent employment policy measures (co-) financed by the European Social Fund in Germany meet their objective. Specifically, it is analyzed whether qualification programs for employed workers in the German state of Saxony were effective in terms of employment protection. To this end, a control function approach is implemented which utilizes a unique firm-level dataset. This model explicitly accounts for unobserved heterogeneity between participating and non-participating companies by modeling the participation decision process. Our results suggest a positive effect of program participation. However, this positive treatment effect varies considerably across different sub-groups of the treatment as well as the comparison group"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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