Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP18525
Authors: Martina Bazzoli; Gianni De Fraja; Silvia De Poli; Enrico Rettore; Antonio Schizzerotto
Abstract: This paper studies the effects on long term labour market success of the provision of intensive skills training courses offered in 2013-14 to adult unemployed workers in the north-east of Italy. We find a substantial effect, which persists well into the fourth year after the beginning of the course. From a methodological viewpoint, we argue, as proposed by Angrist and Rokkanen (2015) that the set-up is equivalent to a randomised controlled trial, in view of the fact that the criterion which determines admission to the course is unrelated to the outcomes of interest.
Keywords: active labour market policies; regression discontinuity design
JEL Codes: J24; J68; M53; C21
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Intensive skills training courses (M53) | Long-term employment success (M51) |
| Admission to training courses (M53) | Employment outcomes (J68) |
| Training program attendance (M53) | Employment outcomes (J68) |
| Standardized written test score (C12) | Admission to training courses (M53) |
| Test score and observable characteristics (C29) | Employment outcomes (J68) |