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. …

and training participation and we use Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques for estimation. We develop a … the posterior distributions of different treatment effects of interest. Our estimation results imply positive effects of … start. The effects are higher for women than for men and higher in West Germany than in East Germany. Further, we find that …

estimates the long-run differential employment effects of three different types of training programs in West Germany. We use … inflows into unemployment for the years 1986/87 and 1993/94 and apply local linear matching based on the estimated propensity … score to estimate the effects of training programs starting during 1 to 2, 3 to 4, and 5 to 8 quarters of unemployment. The …

effects of the most important type of public sector sponsored training in Germany, namely the provision of specific … professional skills and techniques (SPST). Using the inflows into unemployment for the year 1993, the empirical analysis uses local … programs starting during 1 to 6, 7 to 12, and 13 to 24 months of unemployment. The empirical results show a negative lock …

participation caused by budget rules in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in the infamous "end-of-year spending". In …

outcomes of unemployed voucher recipients in Germany, along with the causal mechanisms through which it operates. It assesses …

of training for unemployed workers in France, using a rich register data set. Training has little impact on unemployment … probability is high. -- Treatment ; program participation ; unemployment duration ; training ; propensity score ; matching …

The so-called Hartz reform has introduced fundamental changes for publicly sponsored training in Germany. This concerns … effect. -- program evaluation ; occupational training ; Hartz-Reforms ; Germany …

Short-term training has recently become the largest active labor market program in Germany regarding the number of … paper estimates the effects of short-term training programs in West Germany starting in the time period 1980 to 1992 and …