In this paper we estimate the causal effect of a training program for disadvantaged youths on their long-run labor … investigate the dynamic complementarity between different training programs and explore program targeting to improve the cost …

Context: Covid-19 poses major challenges for vocational education and training (VET), as VET-in contrast to general … involved in collective training systems complicate or delay the reaction to this exogenous shock. Using the example of the … German dual training system, this explorative article aims to examine the ability of collective training systems to deal with …

Can participation in job-related training foster adults' general skills such as numeracy? Although job-related training … general skills. However, a positive cross-sectional relationship between training and skills could reflect training effects on … skills, self-selection into training of those with higher skills, or both. In this chapter, we aim to unravel these …