Between 1991 and 1997 West Germany spent on average about 3.6bn euro per year on public sector sponsored training … selectivity correction by microeconometric matching methods. We identify the effects of different types of training programmes … training programmes with duration of about two years gains in employment probabilities of more than 10% points appear to be …

We analyse the effects of government sponsored training for the unemployed conducted during East German transition. For … outcomes over eight years. We find that, generally, all training programmes under investigation increase long-term employment … prospects and earnings. However, as an important exception, the longer training programmes are on average not helpful for their …

We provide new evidence on the effectiveness of West German labour market programmes by evaluating training and …

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 … training programs. Based on matching estimation adapted to the various issues that arise in this particular context, we find a …

empirical analysis we use data on 20 OECD countries covering the time period 1985-99. We find that labour market training is the …

Do government provided training programmes benefit the participants and the society? We address this question in the … training. Although theoretically training may have several outcomes, most evaluations have focused on only one outcome of … training: the expected wage. Training might have no direct effect on wage, however, but it affects employment probability in …