Are training programs more effective when unemployment is high?
By: by Michael Lechner, Conny Wunsch
Contributors: Wunsch, Conny
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 2355; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 2355
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Subjects: Unemployed; Training of; Occupational training; Unemployment
Description: "We estimate short, medium, and long-run individual labor market effects of training programs for unemployed by following program participation on a monthly basis over a ten-year period. Since analyzing the effectiveness of training over such a long period is impossible with experimental data, we use an administrative database compiled for evaluating German training programs. Based on matching estimation adapted to the various issues that arise in this particular context, we find a clear positive relation between the effectiveness of the programs and the unemployment rate over time"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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