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The pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns to voucher-financed training
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - 2015
This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … of voucher training on wages, employment, job tasks and on subjective outcomes (in particular, the risk of job loss and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510646
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The pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns to voucher-financed training
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - 2015
This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program "Bildungsprämie". The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … of voucher training on wages, employment, job tasks and on subjective outcomes (in particular, the risk of job loss and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010519112
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The pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns to voucher-financed training
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - 2015
This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … of voucher training on wages, employment, job tasks and on subjective outcomes (in particular, the risk of job loss and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010508580
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Improving School-to-work Transitions in New Zealand
Bibbee, Alexandra - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276931
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The pecuniary and non-pecuniary returns to voucher-financed training
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2015
This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … of voucher training on wages, employment, job tasks and on subjective outcomes (in particular, the risk of job loss and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011263007
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The Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Returns to Voucher-Financed Training
Görlitz, Katja; Tamm, Marcus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
This paper analyzes the returns to training that was co-financed by the German voucher program Bildungsprämie. The … estimation strategy compares outcomes of participants in voucher training with voucher recipients who intended to participate in … of voucher training on wages, employment, job tasks and on subjective outcomes (in particular, the risk of job loss and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265284
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Estimating the Value of Higher Education Financial Aid: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Belzil, Christian; Maurel, Arnaud; Sidibé, Modibo - 2020
Using data from a Canadian field experiment on the financial barriers to higher education, we estimate the distribution of the value of financial aid for prospective students. Our results point out that a considerable share of prospective students are affected by credit constraints. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207777
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Do youth mentoring programs change the perspectives and improve the life opportunities of at-risk youth?
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - In: IZA World of Labor (2014)
Mentoring programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America have been providing positive role models and building social skills for more than a century. However, most formal mentoring programs are relatively novel and researchers have only recently begun to rigorously evaluate their impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404891
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Longer-term impacts of mentoring, educational services, and incentives to learn: evidence from a randomized trial
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010
This paper is the first to use a randomized trial in the US to analyze the short- and long-term educational and employment impacts of an after-school program, the Quantum Opportunity Program, that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269569
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Mentoring, educational services, and economic incentives: Longer-term evidence on risky behaviors from a randomized trial
Rodríguez-Planas, Núria - 2010
This paper is the first to use a randomized trial in the US to analyze the short- and long-term impacts of an after-school program that offered disadvantaged high-school youth: mentoring, educational services, and financial rewards to attend program activities, complete high-school and enroll in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269755