@techreport{Osikominu2006Training,
abstract = {Long-term public sector sponsored training programs often show little or negative short-run employment effects and often it is not possible to assess whether positive long-run effects exist. Based on unique administrative data, this
paper estimates the long-run differential employment effects of three different types
of training programs in West Germany. We use inflows into unemployment for the
years 1986/87 and 1993/94 and apply local linear matching based on the estimated
propensity score to estimate the effects of training programs starting during 1 to 2,
3 to 4, and 5 to 8 quarters of unemployment. The results show a negative lock-in effect for the period right after the beginning of the program and significantly
positive treatment effects on employment rates in the medium- and long-run. The
differential effects of the three programs compared to one another are mainly driven
by differences in the length of the lock-in periods.},
address = {Mannheim},
author = {Aderonke Osikominu and Bernd Fitzenberger and Robert V\"{o}lter},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {C14; J68; H43; 330; multiple treatments; training programs; employment effects; local linear matching; administrative data; active labor market programs; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Weiterbildung; Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse; Arbeitslosigkeit; Berufliche Integration; Sch\"{a}tzung; Deutschland},
language = {eng},
note = {More recent version: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24650},
number = {06-39},
publisher = {Zentrum f\"{u}r Europ\"{a}ische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)},
title = {Get Training or Wait? Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed in West Germany},
type = {ZEW Discussion Papers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/24231},
year = {2006}
}
