Replication data for: Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: A Long-Term Follow-Up

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Orazio Attanasio; Arlen Guarín; Carlos Medina; Costas Meghir

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Project Citation:

Attanasio, Orazio, Guarín, Arlen, Medina, Carlos, and Meghir, Costas. Replication data for: Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: A Long-Term Follow-Up. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113673V1

Project Description

Summary: We evaluate the long-term impacts of a randomized Colombian training and job placement program. Following the large short-term effects, we now find that the program effects persist, increasing formal participation and earnings contributions to social security and working in larger firms. By using a large administrative source we are also able to establish that the program improved both male and female labor market outcomes by a similar amount--a result that was not apparent with the smaller evaluation sample. The results point to a cost-effective approach to reducing informality and improving labor market outcomes in the long run.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      I28 Education: Government Policy
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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