Publication Date

1-1-2005

Series

Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 05-115

**Published Version**

In Cambridge Journal of Economics 29(6): 1053–1072.

Article in Applied Economics Letters, 14(1-3) (January-February 2007): 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