Quick job entry or long-term human capital development? The dynamic effects of alternative training schemes

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 313-342

  Osikominu, Aderonke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active labor market policy; Duration analysis; Dynamic treatment effects; Multiple treatments; Program evaluation; Training

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN CAPITAL; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAINING; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84873574470     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rds022     Document Type: Article

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