Arbeitspapier

The effects of short-term training measures on the individual unemployment duration in West Germany

Short-term training measures are the most important intervention of German active labor market policy in terms of persons promoted. However, evidence on the impacts of programs is missing. This study analyzes the effects of these programs on the individual unemployment duration in West Germany. By applying a multivariate mixed proportional hazards model, we are able to consider information of the timing of treatment in the unemployment spell as well as observable and unobservable factors to control for selectivity. Moreover, we allow treatment effects to vary over time and take account of heterogeneity in the effects due to individual differences.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 06-065

Classification
Wirtschaft
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies
Education: Government Policy
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
Subject
Training Measures
Active Labor Market Policy
West Germany
Multivariate Mixed Proportional Hazards
Time-Varying Treatment Effects

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Hujer, Reinhard
Thomsen, Stephan L.
Zeiss, Christopher
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2006

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Hujer, Reinhard
  • Thomsen, Stephan L.
  • Zeiss, Christopher
  • Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Time of origin

  • 2006

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