TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Lechner, Michael
AU  - Wunsch, Conny
        TI  - Are Training Programs More Effective When Unemployment Is High?
        PY  - 2006/Oct/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 2355
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp2355
        AB  - We estimate short, medium, and long-run individual labor market effects of training programs for unemployed by following program participation on a monthly basis over a ten-year period. Since analyzing the effectiveness of training over such a long period is impossible with experimental data, we use an administrative database compiled for evaluating German training programs. Based on matching estimation adapted to the various issues that arise in this particular context, we find a clear positive relation between the effectiveness of the programs and the unemployment rate over time.
        KW  - panel data
KW  - program evaluation
KW  - long-run effects
KW  - matching estimation
KW  - active labor market policy
KW  - causal effects
        ER  -