Introduction -- A policy history of ETP -- A theoretical perspective on the participants in state training programs -- Training outcomes: impact on the trainees -- ETP at work: a qualitative examination of the delivery of ETP training and its impact on trainees -- Impact on companies -- The...

"For Germany, our study estimates average effects of further vocational training, short training and job creation schemes on the employment prospects of participants. We compare participation in each programme with non-participation as well as with participation in one of the other programmes....

"This paper estimates the effects of several German labor market programs - starting in March 2003 - on the employment outcomes of participants using propensity score matching. The main objective is to compare estimated average treatment effects for treatment and comparison groups, which vary in...