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Estimating (Easily Interpreted) Dynamic Training Effects from Experimental Data

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  • Bocar A. Ba
  • John C. Ham
  • Robert J. LaLonde
  • Xianghong Li

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We estimate the effect of endogenous training participation on transitions in and out of employment for disadvantaged women in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) study. Decomposing the effect of training on employment into its effects on transitions in and out of employment has the potential to develop more effective programs. We also consider a potentially serious identification problem that arises when individuals do not undertake training immediately, and we propose a test to shed light on this problem. We find that this problem is not important in our context. JTPA classroom training substantially reduced unemployment durations, and thus it complements programs that increase employment durations.

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  • Bocar A. Ba & John C. Ham & Robert J. LaLonde & Xianghong Li, 2017. "Estimating (Easily Interpreted) Dynamic Training Effects from Experimental Data," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 35(S1), pages 149-200.
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    DOI: 10.1086/692710
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    1. Oliver Cassagneau-Francis & Robert Gary-Bobo & Julie Pernaudet & Jean-Marc Robin, 2022. "A Nonparametric Finite Mixture Approach to Difference-in-Difference Estimation, with an Application to On-the-job Training and Wages," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-03869547, HAL.
    2. Jorge Rodríguez & Fernando Saltiel & Sergio Urzúa, 2022. "Dynamic treatment effects of job training," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 37(2), pages 242-269, March.
    3. Pauline Leung & Zhuan Pei,, 2020. "Further Education During Unemployment," Working Papers 642, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section..
    4. Fitzenberger, Bernd & Osikominu, Aderonke & Paul, Marie, 2023. "The effects of training incidence and planned training duration on labor market transitions," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 235(1), pages 256-279.
    5. German Blanco & Xuan Chen & Carlos A. Flores & Alfonso Flores-Lagunes, 2020. "Bounds on Average and Quantile Treatment Effects on Duration Outcomes Under Censoring, Selection, and Noncompliance," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 901-920, October.
    6. Dalla-Zuanna, Antonio & Liu, Kai, 2019. "Understanding Program Complementarities: Estimating the Dynamic Effects of a Training Program with Multiple Alternatives," IZA Discussion Papers 12839, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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