Do government sponsored vocational training programmes help the unemployed find jobs? Evidence from Russia

Do government sponsored vocational training programmes help the unemployed find jobs? Evidence from Russia

The study estimates the employment effect of vocational training programmes for the unemployed in urban Russia. The results of propensity score matching indicate that training programmes had a non-negative overall effect on the programme participants relative to non-participants.

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied economics letters 2007-01, Vol.14 (1), p.5-10
Hauptverfasser: Nivorozhkin, A., Nivorozhkin, E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Economic analysis
Employment policy
Government policy
Job search
Labour economics
Russian Federation
Studies
Unemployment
Vocational education
Vocational training
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Zusammenfassung:The study estimates the employment effect of vocational training programmes for the unemployed in urban Russia. The results of propensity score matching indicate that training programmes had a non-negative overall effect on the programme participants relative to non-participants.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504850500425295