The matching method for treatment evaluation does not balance selective unobserved differences between treated and non …, provide a natural application. In an empirical analysis, we first examine the performance of matching versus regression …, where compliance is imperfect among the young. Adjusting the matching estimator for selectivity changes the results towards …

This paper analyzes how life-cycle unemployment of former apprentices depends on the size of the training firm. We … start from the hypotheses that the size of training firms reduces long-run cumulated unemployment exposure, e.g. via … differences in training quality and in the availability of internal labor markets, and that the access to large training firms …

have attempted to address failures in the apprenticeship markets to expand access or improve training quality. Subsidized … provide general skill training. This paper analyzes the impact of subsidized dual apprenticeships combining on-the-job and … theoretical training in Côte d'Ivoire. We set up an experiment that simultaneously randomized whether interested youths were …