Endogenous exit bias in training programs for unemployed workers

This paper assesses the importance of reverse causality when evaluating the impact of training duration for unemployed workers. We use planned duration as an instrumental variable for actual duration. Our results suggest that the potential endogeneity of exits seems to be only relevant in the lower and upper part of the treatment duration distribution.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Kluve, Jochen ; Rinne, Ulf ; Uhlendorff, Arne ; Zhao, Zhong
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Arbeitslosigkeit \| Weiterbildung \| Dauer \| Abbrecher \| Schätzung \| Deutschland \| treatment duration \| local average treatment effect \| dropouts

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 6565
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	716262274 [GVK] hdl:10419/58707 [Handle]
Classification:	C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; c26 ; j67
Source:	EconStor

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