The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program

James Albrecht (), Gerard J. van den Berg and Susan Vroman ()

No 2385, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Abstract: The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift (1997-2002) was unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of large numbers of lowskill workers. This paper evaluates the potential effects of this program on aggregate labor market outcomes. This is done by calibrating an equilibrium search model with heterogeneous worker skills using pre-program data and then forecasting the program impacts. We compare the forecasts to observed aggregate labor market outcomes after termination of the program.

Keywords: job search; returns to education; program evaluation; wages; unemployment; Swedish labor market; calibration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J64 J31 J24 I21 C31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dge, nep-eec, nep-for, nep-knm, nep-lab, nep-ltv and nep-ppm
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Working Paper: The Aggregate Labour Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program (2006)
Working Paper: The aggregate labor market effects of the Swedish knowledge lift program (2007)
Journal Article: The Aggregate Labor Market Effects of the Swedish Knowledge Lift Program (2009)
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