Evaluating the Dynamic Employment Effects of Training Programs in East Germany Using Conditional Difference-in-Differences

Stefan Speckesser, Bernd Fitzenberger and Annette Bergemann

No 04-41, ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Abstract: This paper evaluates the effects of Public Sponsored Training in East Germany in the context of reiterated treatments. Selection bias based on observed characteristics is corrected for by applying kernel matching based on the propensity score. We control for further selection and the presence of Ashenfelter's Dip before the program with conditional difference-in-differences estimators. Training as a first treatment shows insignificant effects on the transition rates. The effect of program sequences and the incremental effect of a second program on the reemployment probability are insignificant. However, the incremental effect on the probability to remain employed is slightly positive.

Keywords: Evaluation of active labor market policy in East Germany; nonparametric matching; conditional difference-in-differences; employment dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C23 H43 J6 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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