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dc.titleTraining Vouchers and Labor Market Outcomes in Chile
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, David S.
dc.contributor.authorNovella, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorRucci, Graciana
dc.contributor.authorVazquez, Claudia
dc.contributor.orgunitLabor Markets Division
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2015-03-30T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-03-18T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the impact of the Bono Trabajador Activo, a training voucher program in Chile, on workers' labor market outcomes. Using detailed administrative datasets of the National Employment Service and the Unemployment Insurance System, we apply difference-in-difference and IV estimators to measure these effects. Our main results indicate that the voucher program has an overall negative impact on employment and earnings, particularly among individuals who expect to change economic sector. In contrast, we find that the program improves labor outcomes for females, particularly for those with lower education. The voucher program also improves employment duration and mobility across economic sectors.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011685
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Training-Vouchers-and-Labor-Market-Outcomes-in-Chile.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesImpact Evaluations
dc.subjectProgram Evaluation
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subject.jelcodeH43 - Project Evaluation • Social Discount Rate
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeJ68 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsLabor Policy;Program evaluation;Training vouchers;Active labor market policy
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationCH-T1120
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