Are Training Programs More Effective When Unemployment Is High?

Michael Lechner and Conny Wunsch

No 5920, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We estimate short, medium, and long-run individual labour market effects of training programs for unemployed by following program participation on a monthly basis over a ten-year period. Since analyzing the effectiveness of training over such a long period is impossible with experimental data, we use an administrative database compiled for evaluating German training programs. Based on matching estimation adapted to the various issues that arise in this particular context, we find a clear positive relation between the effectiveness of the programs and the unemployment rate over time.

Keywords: Active labour market policy; Long-run effects; Matching estimation; Causal effects; Program evaluation; Panel data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-11
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