Creating Employment or Keeping Them Busy? An Evaluation of Training Programs for Older Workers in Germany

The authors analyze the effect of participation in short-term training measures on older German recipients of means-tested unemployment benefits. Their analysis uses administrative data of the German Federal Employment Agency, and they estimate the effects of participating in two types of short-term...

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Published in:Journal of aging & social policy 2011-04, Vol.23 (2), p.198-218
Main Authors: Romeu Gordo, Laura, Wolff, Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Benefits
Classrooms
Elderly
Employment
Employment - organization & administration
Employment agencies
Employment training programs
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Health technology assessment
Humans
Males
Men
Middle Aged
Older workers
Participation
propensity score matching
Socioeconomic Factors
Training
training measures
Unemployment
welfare benefit recipients
Welfare Recipients
Workers
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Summary:The authors analyze the effect of participation in short-term training measures on older German recipients of means-tested unemployment benefits. Their analysis uses administrative data of the German Federal Employment Agency, and they estimate the effects of participating in two types of short-term training-classroom and in-firm training-on different outcomes of the participants. Results show that classroom training is not effective in making participants independent of benefit receipt. It has a moderately positive effect on employment outcomes, which are highest for West German men. In contrast, in-firm training significantly raises the participants' likelihood of finding regular jobs and of being independent of unemployment benefit receipt.
ISSN:0895-9420
1545-0821
DOI:10.1080/08959420.2010.551468