Short-term training variety for welfare recipients: the effects of different training types

Eva Kopf

No 200917, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Since 2005, jobless employable individuals have to be available for the labour market with various activation programmes helping them. One major programme is short-term training teaching certain skills or assisting in job search. However, little is known about the effectiveness of such a short programme for welfare recipients. This study evaluates the effects of seven short-term training types in the introduction period of the reform in spring 2005 on the individual probability of being regularly employed. I use large German administrative datasets and propensity score matching. The results show that within-company training has large positive effects. Furthermore, skill training is more effective than other types. However, comparing skill training participants pair-wise with others does not result in consistent positive effects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; berufliche Reintegration; Erfolgskontrolle; IAB-Leistungsempfängerhistorik; Integrierte Erwerbsbiografien; Trainingsmaßnahme; Arbeitslosengeld II-Empfänger; arbeitsmarktpolitische Maßnahme; 2005-2005 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 I38 J24 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2009
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