Series
Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 05-115
**Published Version**
In Cambridge Journal of Economics 29(6): 1053–1072
In Applied Economics Letters 14(1-3): 5-10
DOI
10.17848/wp05-115
Issue Date
2005
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.
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