TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Ruhose, Jens
AU  - Thomsen, Stephan L.
AU  - Weilage, Insa
        TI  - The Wider Benefits of Adult Learning: Work-Related Training and Social Capital
        PY  - 2018/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11854
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp11854
        AB  - We propose a regression-adjusted matched difference-in-differences framework to estimate non-pecuniary returns to adult education. This approach combines kernel matching with entropy balancing to account for selection bias and sorting on gains. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the effect of work-related training, which represents the largest portion of adult education in OECD countries, on individual social capital. Training increases participation in civic, political, and cultural activities while not crowding out social participation. Results are robust against a variety of potentially confounding explanations. These findings imply positive externalities from work-related training over and above the well-documented labor market effects.
        KW  - entropy balancing
KW  - work-related training
KW  - non-pecuniary returns
KW  - social capital
KW  - matched difference-in-differences approach
        ER  -