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Long-run effects of training programs for the unemployed in East Germany

Fitzenberger, Bernd (contributor); … - 2007

Public sector sponsored training was implemented at a large scale during the transition process in East Germany. Based on new administrative data, we estimate the differential effects of three different programs for East Germany during the transition process. We apply a dynamic multiple...

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A balancing act at times of austerity : matching the supply and demand for skills in the Greek labour market

Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2014

This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the current situation prevailing in the Greek market for skills and jobs. The synthesis of available skills intelligence for Greece, the country most severely affected by the global economic crisis of 2008, is crucial as it is currently faced...

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Employment and earnings effects of awarding training vouchers in Germany

Doerr, Annabelle; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kruppe, Thomas; … - 2014

In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for all vouchers and on actual program participation, we provide inverse probability...

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Corporate training and skill gaps : did COVID-19 stem EU convergence in training investments?

Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Wruuck, Patricia - 2022

invest in their workforce, we examine transition patterns and employ dynamic panel data estimation. Finally, we analyze the … impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on firms' investment in workforce training and transitions in and out of training. We find … important element for firms and their workforce to adjust to the post-pandemic environment, asymmetries in training investment …

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How useful is the concept of skills mismatch?

McGuinness, Séamus; Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Redmond, Paul - 2017

The term skill mismatch is very broad and can relate to many forms of labour market friction, including vertical mismatch, skill gaps, skill shortages, field of study (horizontal) mismatch and skill obsolescence. In this paper we provide a clear overview of each concept and discuss the...

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End-of-year spending and the long-run employment effects of training programs for the unemployed

Fitzenberger, Bernd; Furdas, Marina; Sajons, Christoph - 2016

This study re-estimates the employment effects of training programs for the unemployed using exogenous variation in participation caused by budget rules in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in the infamous "end-of-year spending". In addition to estimating complier effects with...

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Determinants of automation risk in the EU labour market : a skills-needs approach

Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2018

This paper focuses on identifying determinants of "automatability risk", namely the propensity of EU employees being in jobs with high risk of substitutability by machines, robots or other algorithmic processes, and uncovers its impact on labour market outcomes. Using relevant data on tasks and...

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