Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 35 No. S1 2017

Estimating (Easily Interpreted) Dynamic Training Effects from Experimental Data

Bocar Ba¹; John C. Ham^2,3; Robert Lalonde¹; Xianghong Li⁴

¹ University of Chicago · ² University of Wisconsin–Madison · ³ National University of Singapore · ⁴ York University

Abstract

We estimate the effect of endogenous training participation on transitions in and out of employment for disadvantaged women in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) study. Decomposing the effect of training on employment into its effects on transitions in and out of employment has the potential to develop more effective programs. We also consider a potentially serious identification problem that arises when individuals do not undertake training immediately, and we propose a test to shed light on this problem. We find that this problem is not important in our context. JTPA classroom training substantially reduced unemployment durations, and thus it complements programs that increase employment durations.

DOI

10.1086/692710

Volume

35

Issue

S1

Pages

S149-S200

Language

en

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