Subsidizing vocational training for disadvantaged youth in developing countries: evidence from a randomized trial
This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in developing countries. We use originally collected data on individuals randomly offered and not offered training. The program raises earnings and employment, especially for women. Women offered training earn 18 per cent more and have a 0.05 [per cent] higher probability of employment than those not offered training, mainly in formal sector jobs. Cost-benefit analysis of these results sugges ... Show more
Authors: Attanasio, Orazio; Kugler, Adriana; Meghir, Costas
Institute for the Study of Labour (Germany) (IZA)
Published: Bonn, Germany, IZA, 2009
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 37 p. + appendices
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