%0 Report
        %A Biewen, Martin
%A Fitzenberger, Bernd
%A Osikominu, Aderonke
%A Waller, Marie
        %T Which Program for Whom? Evidence on the Comparative Effectiveness of Public Sponsored Training Programs in Germany
        %D 2007
        %8 2007 Jun
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 2885
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp2885
        %X We use a new and exceptionally rich administrative data set for Germany to evaluate the employment effects of a variety of public sponsored training programs in the early 2000s. Building on the work of Sianesi (2003, 2004), we employ propensity score matching methods in a dynamic, multiple treatment framework in order to address program heterogeneity and dynamic selection into programs. Our results suggest that in West Germany both short-term and medium-term programs show considerable employment effects for certain population subgroups but in some cases the effects are zero in the medium run. Short-term programs are surprisingly effective when compared to the traditional and more expensive longer-term programs. With a few exceptions, we find little evidence for significant positive treatment effects in East Germany. There is some evidence that the employment effects decline for older workers and for low-skilled workers.
        %K administrative data
%K multiple treatments
%K dynamic treatment effects
%K local linear matching
%K evaluation
%K active labor market programs