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The Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed : Experimental Evidence from Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorHirshleifer, Sarojini
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Rita
dc.contributor.authorRidao-Cano, Cristobal
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-10T20:08:20Z
dc.date.available2014-04-10T20:08:20Z
dc.date.issued2014-03
dc.description.abstractA randomized experiment is used to evaluate a large-scale, active labor market policy: Turkey's vocational training programs for the unemployed. A detailed follow-up survey of a large sample with low attrition enables precise estimation of treatment impacts and their heterogeneity. The average impact of training on employment is positive, but close to zero and statistically insignificant, which is much lower than either program officials or applicants expected. Over the first year after training, the paper finds that training had statistically significant effects on the quality of employment and that the positive impacts are stronger when training is offered by private providers. However, longer-term administrative data show that after three years these effects have also dissipated.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19258767/impact-vocational-training-unemployed-experimental-evidence-turkey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6807
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17730
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6807
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOUR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOUR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectATTENDANCE RATES
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subjectCLASS SIZE
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectCOMPUTER PROGRAMMERS
dc.subjectCOMPUTER TECHNICIANS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED YOUTH
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectDROP-OUTS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR ALL
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEXPERIENCED TEACHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE YOUTH
dc.subjectFINDING JOBS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WEALTH
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINTERNSHIPS
dc.subjectJOB PLACEMENT
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET NEEDS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET TRAINING
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLOW EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLOW UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLDER WORKERS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK
dc.subjectPREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDER
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVISION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRAINING
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
dc.subjectSCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectSKILL ACQUISITION
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRAINEES
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSE
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING EFFECT
dc.subjectTRAINING IMPACT
dc.subjectTRAINING IMPACTS
dc.subjectTRAINING PARTICIPANTS
dc.subjectTRAINING PERIOD
dc.subjectTRAINING PROVIDER
dc.subjectTRAINING PROVIDERS
dc.subjectTRAINING SERVICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED POPULATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORK OCCUPATION
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH TRAINING
dc.titleThe Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed : Experimental Evidence from Turkeyen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crossref.titleThe Impact of Vocational Training for the Unemployed: Experimental Evidence from Turkey
okr.date.disclosure2014-03-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:35:04.855373Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19258767/impact-vocational-training-unemployed-experimental-evidence-turkey
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6807
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19258767
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryTurkiye
okr.topicAccess and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
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