Publication Date
1-1-2005
Series
Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 05-115
**Published Version**
In Cambridge Journal of Economics 29(6): 1053–1072 and Applied Economics Letters 14(1-3): 5-10
DOI
10.17848/wp05-115
Abstract
The study estimates the employment effect of vocational training programs for the unemployed in urban Russia. The results of propensity score matching indicate that training programs had a non-negative overall effect on the program participants relative to non-participants.
Issue Date
2005
Subject Areas
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; International labor comparisons; Transition economies; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; Labor exchange; Public training programs
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Citation
Nivorozhkin, Anton and Eugenity Nivorozhkin. 2005. "Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help the Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence from Russia." Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 05-115. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. https://doi.org/10.17848/wp05-115