Estimating the effect of a retraining program on the re-employment rate of displaced workers

Sandra Cavaco, Denis Fougere and Julien Pouget

Empirical Economics, 2013, vol. 44, issue 1, 287 pages

Abstract: In this article, we estimate the effects of a French retraining program on the re-employment rate of displaced workers by matching techniques. This program, called ‘Conventions de conversion’, was intended to improve re-employment prospects of displaced workers by proposing them retraining and job seeking assistance for a period of 6 months beginning just after the dismissal. Our empirical analysis is based upon non-experimental data collected by the French Ministry of Labour. Matching estimates show that this program succeeded in increasing the employment rate of trainees by approximately 6 points of percentage in the medium-term, namely in the 2nd and 3rd years after the date of entry into the program. This improvement is essentially due to an increase of their re-employment rate in regular jobs, namely jobs under long-term labour contracts. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Evaluation; Retraining program; Displaced workers; Matching estimates; C41; J24; J64; J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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