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Money Matters: Evidence from a Large-Scale Randomized Field Experiment with Vouchers for Adult Training

Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...

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General Education, Vocational Education, and Labor-Market Outcomes over the Life-Cycle

Hanushek, Eric A.; Wößmann, Ludger; Zhang, Lei - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

. But with rapid technological change, gains in youth employment from vocational education may be offset by less …

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The Long-term Earnings Consequences of General vs. Specific Training of the Unemployed

Stenberg, Anders; Westerlund, Olle - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Training programs for the unemployed typically involve teaching specific skills in demand amongst employers. In 1997, Swedish unemployed could also choose general training at the upper secondary school level. Despite the dominance of programs offering specific training, long-term relative...

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Effects of Adult Education Vouchers on the Labor Market: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Schwerdt, Guido; Messer, Dolores; Wößmann, Ludger; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Lifelong learning is often promoted in ageing societies, but little is known about its returns or governments' ability to advance it. This paper evaluates the effects of a large-scale randomized field experiment issuing vouchers for adult education in Switzerland. We find no significant average...

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Heterogeneous Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from Nicaragua

Dammert, Ana C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

. This paper examines heterogeneous effects using random-assignment data from the Red de Proteccion Social in rural Nicaragua …

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Who Remits? The Case of Nicaragua

Naufal, George S. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

In this paper I use a unique data set from Nicaragua to asses the behavior of persons who send money back home. I …

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Why Remit? The Case of Nicaragua

Naufal, George - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

known form of variance I test the findings of the theoretical model with data from Nicaragua. Evidence suggests that … migrants from Nicaragua remit for altruistic reasons. Moreover some gender heterogeneity seems to exist in the remitting …

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Joining Panel Data with Cross-Sections for Efficiency Gains: An Application to a Consumption Equation for Nicaragua

Bruno, Randolph Luca; Stampini, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

innovative procedure and we show its implementation by analysing the determinants of consumption in Nicaragua, based on data from …

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Mindestlohnevaluation jetzt und nicht erst 2020

Arni, Patrick; Eichhorst, Werner; Spermann, Alexander; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Anhebung der Altersgrenze für Jugendliche auf 21 Jahre und ein Stufenmodell für Jugendliche nach britischem Vorbild. Die …

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"Might Not Be a Tomorrow": A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime

Brezina, Timothy; Tekin, Erdal; Topalli, Volkan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

factor to youth crime and violence. Young people who perceive a high probability of early death, it is argued, may have … early death and youth crime, this support remains tentative. Moreover, a number of questions remain regarding the … that link anticipated early death to youth crime. In this paper, we address the limitations of previous studies using a …

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