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Skills Training Programmes for Unemployed Workers in Developed Economies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper studies the effects of skills training courses on the labour market outcomes of unemployed workers in the north‐east of Italy. We find a positive effect of about 5–6 percentage points in the share of days employed. This effect persists into the fourth year after the beginning of the course and is driven especially by participants younger than 30. From a methodological viewpoint, following Angrist & Rokkanen, we argue that the set‐up is equivalent to a randomised controlled trial, given that the criterion which determines admission to the course is unrelated to the outcomes of interest.

Source: Labour

DOI: 10.1111/labr.70006

Authors: Martina Bazzoli, Gianni De Fraja, Silvia De Poli, Enrico Rettore, Antonio Schizzerotto

Institutions: University of Nottingham, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, University of Padua, University of Trento

Language: English

Topic: Labor market dynamics and wage inequality

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Quality education, No poverty

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4417027654

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