Do the skilled and prime-aged unemployed benefit more from training? Effect heterogeneity of public training programmes in Germany
This study analyses the treatment effects of public training programmes for the unemployed in Germany. Based on propensity score matching methods, we extend the picture that has been sketched in previous studies by estimating the treatment effects of medium-term programmes for different skill and age groups. Our results indicate that programme participation has a positive impact on employment probabilities and earnings for almost all sub-groups. We find little evidence for the presence of heterogeneous treatment effects, and the magnitude of the differences is quite small. Our results thus - at least in part - conflict with the strategy to provide training increasingly to individuals with better employment prospects.
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2011
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Authors: | Rinne, Ulf ; Schneider, Marc ; Uhlendorff, Arne |
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Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0003-6846. - Vol. 43.2011, 25, p. 3465-3494
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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