TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Biewen, Martin
AU  - Fitzenberger, Bernd
AU  - Osikominu, Aderonke
AU  - Waller, Marie
        TI  - Which Program for Whom? Evidence on the Comparative Effectiveness of Public Sponsored Training Programs in Germany
        PY  - 2007/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 2885
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp2885
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - administrative data
KW  - multiple treatments
KW  - dynamic treatment effects
KW  - local linear matching
KW  - evaluation
KW  - active labor market programs
        ER  -