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| dc.title | The Effectiveness of Adult Retraining: Evidence from a Meta-Analytic Review |
| dc.contributor.author | Busso, Matías |
| dc.contributor.author | Cristia, Julian P. |
| dc.contributor.author | Garofalo, Pablo |
| dc.contributor.author | Messina, Julián |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-18T00:08:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2022-08-18T00:08:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | We report the results of a meta-analytic review of the effectiveness of programs designed to retrain workers. The review focuses on studies that rely on identification strategies designed to obtain credible causal effects. We analyze a total of 40 programs that provided skills to unemployed workers and focus on two outcomes: the probability of finding a job and wages. We find that the probability of finding a job of program participants increases on average by 2.6 percentage points after the program and wages increase by 0.08 of a standard deviation. Programs that provide technical skills, those that combine in-classroom with on-the-job training and those provided in partnership with the private sector seem to be more effective. |
| dc.format.extent | 15 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004418 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Effectiveness-of-Adult-Retraining-Evidence-from-a-Meta-Analytic-Review.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Wage |
| dc.subject | Skills |
| dc.subject | Labor |
| dc.subject | Labor Force |
| dc.subject | Labor Market |
| dc.subject | Socio-Emotional Skill |
| dc.subject | Pandemics |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus |
| dc.subject.jelcode | J08 - Labor Economics Policies |
| dc.subject.keywords | COVID-19 |
| dc.type | Policy Briefs |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-PB-00359 |
| idb.operation | RG-E1730 |