The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed
Experimental Evidence from Turkey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9707609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarojini Hirshleifer (University of California San Diego), David Mckenzie (0000-0002-1885-2426, World Bank), Rita Almeida (0000-0003-2777-5060, World Bank), Cristobal Ridao-Cano (World Bank) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 597 |
| Pages | 2115-2146 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12211 |
| OpenAlex | W2037057553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 29 |
We use a randomised experiment to evaluate Turkey’s vocational training programmes for the unemployed. A detailed follow‐up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average impact of training on employment is positive but close to zero and statistically insignificant, which is much lower than programme officials and applicants expected. Over the first year, training had statistically significant effects on the quality of employment and these positive impacts are stronger when training is offered by private providers. However, administrative data show that after three years these effects have also dissipated
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Training (meteorology · Unemployment · Vocational education · Employment and Welfare Studies · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
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| Citations per year | 3,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |