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Evaluating Job Training In Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Chor-Ching Goh, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Evaluating Job Training In Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Chor-Ching Goh, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

Recent years have seen a surge in the evidence on the impacts of active labor market programs for numerous countries. However, little evidence has been presented on the effectiveness of such programs in China. Recent economic reforms, associated massive lay-offs, and accompanying public retraining programs make China fertile ground for rigorous impact evaluations. This study evaluates retraining programs for laid-off workers in the cities of Shenyang and Wuhan using a comparison group design. To our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of its kind in China. The evidence suggests that retraining helped workers find jobs in Wuhan, but had little …


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


An Impact Analysis Of Employment Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

An Impact Analysis Of Employment Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

This paper presents estimates of the impact of retraining and public service employment (PSE) on reemployment and earnings in the Republic of Hungary during the early phase of post-Socialist economic restructuring. Since assignment to programs resulted in groups with vastly dissimilar characteristics, impact estimates were computed using a variety of methods. Controlling for observable characteristics, retraining may have slightly improved the chances for reemployment in a non-subsidized job, but the gain in reemployment was probably not sufficient to justify the cost of retraining. However, since the durability of jobs appears to be better for those who were retrained, the long …


Performance Management Of Active Labor Programs In Eastern Europe, Christopher J. O'Leary Feb 2015

Performance Management Of Active Labor Programs In Eastern Europe, Christopher J. O'Leary

Christopher J. O'Leary

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Job Training In Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Chor-Ching Goh, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Christopher J. O'Leary Mar 2005

Evaluating Job Training In Two Chinese Cities, Benu Bidani, Chor-Ching Goh, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Recent years have seen a surge in the evidence on the impacts of active labor market programs for numerous countries. However, little evidence has been presented on the effectiveness of such programs in China. Recent economic reforms, associated massive lay-offs, and accompanying public retraining programs make China fertile ground for rigorous impact evaluations. This study evaluates retraining programs for laid-off workers in the cities of Shenyang and Wuhan using a comparison group design. To our knowledge, this is the first evaluation of its kind in China. The evidence suggests that retraining helped workers find jobs in Wuhan, but had little …


Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help The Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence From Russia, Anton Nivorozhkin, Eugenity Nivorozhkin Jan 2005

Do Government Sponsored Vocational Training Programs Help The Unemployed Find Jobs? Evidence From Russia, Anton Nivorozhkin, Eugenity Nivorozhkin

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

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.


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary Nov 1998

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary Jun 1998

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Active Labor Programs In Poland, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Performance Management Of Active Labor Programs In Eastern Europe, Christopher J. O'Leary Oct 1995

Performance Management Of Active Labor Programs In Eastern Europe, Christopher J. O'Leary

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


An Impact Analysis Of Employment Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary Jan 1995

An Impact Analysis Of Employment Programs In Hungary, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper presents estimates of the impact of retraining and public service employment (PSE) on reemployment and earnings in the Republic of Hungary during the early phase of post-Socialist economic restructuring. Since assignment to programs resulted in groups with vastly dissimilar characteristics, impact estimates were computed using a variety of methods. Controlling for observable characteristics, retraining may have slightly improved the chances for reemployment in a non-subsidized job, but the gain in reemployment was probably not sufficient to justify the cost of retraining. However, since the durability of jobs appears to be better for those who were retrained, the long …