We evaluate the education and labour impact of vocational education and training (VET). Identification draws on … from higher wages and other positive outcomes over several years, compared to both academic-track and lower …

This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005 …. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in a middle income country. We use … originally collected data on individuals randomly offered and not offered training. The program raises earnings and employment …

for selection bias and sorting on gains. We find that training participation increases yearly earnings and reduces the …This paper presents the first longitudinal estimates of the effect of work-related training on labor market outcomes in … risk of unemployment two years after the treatment. However, the effects are heterogeneous as to gender, age, education …

for selection bias and sorting on gains. We find that training participation increases yearly earnings and reduces the …This paper presents the first longitudinal estimates of the effect of work-related training on labor market outcomes in … risk of unemployment two years after the treatment. However, the effects are heterogeneous as to gender, age, education …

reforms increasing instructional time in Swedish primary school. The reforms extended the compulsory years of schooling from 6 … characteristics fixed. With a majority of students receiving only primary schooling, both reforms affected large shares of the … impact between the two reforms, and between males and females. Estimated returns to compulsory schooling are robustly …