The study estimates the employment effect of vocational training programs for the unemployed in urban Russia. The …

This is the first study on the effects of active labour market programs such as training in Russia. We use the data … from the official unemployment register combined with information from the follow-up survey in a large industrial city in …

Long-term unemployment can lead to skill attrition and have detrimental effects on future employment prospects …, particularly following periods of economic crises when employment growth is slow and cannot accommodate high levels of unemployment … costeffective and efficient means of reducing unemployment, during both periods of economic stability and recovery. …