Vocational Training of Unemployed Workers in Belgium

Arbeitspapier

In this paper we estimate, for the 1989-93 period in Belgium, the effect of vocational classroom training on the rate of transition from unemployment. We propose a ?control function? estimator accounting for variable treatment effects. In the absence of interaction effects between explanatory variables this estimator identifies treatment effects free from selection bias. A natural experiment induces exogenous sub-regional variation in the training supply. This provides over-identifying restrictions that cannot be rejected. During participation, the transition rate decreases by 23% to 30%. Afterwards it increases by 47% to 73%. Making training available for a broader population would, however, reduce the effectiveness of the programme.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 682

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; Duration Analysis; Optimal Timing Strategies ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• Subject: vocational training ; evaluation ; transition models ; job-search ; Berufsbildung ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik ; Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse ; Berufliche Integration ; Schätzung ; Belgien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Cockx, Bart Leo Wim
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2003

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20655
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET