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Coelli, Michael; Tabasso, Domenico - 2015

We investigate the labour market determinants and outcomes of adult participation in formal education (lifelong learning) in Australia, a country with high levels of adult education. Employing longitudinal data and fixed effects methods allows identification of effects on outcomes free of...

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The long-term earnings consequences of general vs. specific training of the unemployed

Stenberg, Anders; Westerlund, Olle - 2014

Training programs for the unemployed typically involve teaching specific skills in demand amongst employers. In 1997, Swedish unemployed could also choose general training at the upper secondary school level. Despite the dominance of programs offering specific training, long-term relative...

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The knowledge lift : the Swedish adult education program that aimed to eliminate low worker skill levels

Albrecht, James W. (contributor); … - 2005

The Swedish adult education program known as the Knowledge Lift is unprecedented in its size and scope, aiming to raise the skill level of all low-skilled workers towards the medium level. This paper evaluates the effects of program participation on individual labor market outcomes, notably...

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Money matters : evidence from a large-scale randomized field experiment with vouchers for adult training

Messer, Dolores; Wolter, Stefan C. - 2009

This paper presents the results of a randomized experiment analyzing the use of vouchers for adult training. In 2006, 2,400 people were issued with a training voucher which they were entitled to use in payment for a training course of their choice. User behavior was compared with a control group...

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Can voluntary adult education reduce unemployment? : causal evidence from East Germany after reunification

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2024

After the German Reunification in 1990, East Germany transitioned from a centrally planned economic system to a market …-level analysis of East Germany between 1991 and 2002. Our identification strategy is based on a decentralized expansion of courses … average. Yet, in counties neighboring West Germany, we find that courses reduced unemployment. Low labor demand may have …

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Advising policymakers through the media

Zimmermann, Klaus F. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Schul- und Berufsabschlüsse von Ausländern : nur langsame Annäherung an die Abschlüsse von Deutschen ; eine Vorausschätzung bis 2010

Jeschek, Wolfgang (contributor) - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 66 (1999) 26, pp. 483-490

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Schul- und Berufsausbildung junger Ausländer

Jeschek, Wolfgang (contributor) - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 60 (1993) 21, pp. 293-299

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Schul- und Berufsausbildung junger Ausländer in Westdeutschland

Jeschek, Wolfgang (contributor) - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 58 (1991) 48, pp. 675-681

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Ausländerintegration und Bildungspolitik

Behringer, Friederike (contributor) - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 61 (1994) 3, pp. 33-38

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