In this paper, I study the effects of prison-based social skills and job skills training programs on post-release employment and crime outcomes. First, I provide empirical evidence that these programs significantly reduce recidivism and increase employment in the medium term. To do so, I take...

A randomized experiment is used to evaluate a large-scale, active labor market policy: Turkey's vocational training programs for the unemployed. A detailed follow-up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average...