Informing employees in small and medium sized firms about training: results of a randomized field experiment

Abstract

"We mailed brochures to 10,000 randomly chosen employed German workers eligible for a subsizided occupational training program called WeGebAU, informing them about the importance of skill-upgrading occupational training in general and about WeGebAU in particular. Using survey and register data, we estimate effects of the information treatment brochure on awareness of the program, on take-up of WeGebAU and other training, and on subsequent employment. The brochure more than doubles awareness of the program. There are no effects on WeGebAU take-up but participation in other (unsubsidized) training increases among employees aged below 45. Short-term labor market outcomes are not affected." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Berg, G., Dauth, C., Homrighausen, P. & Stephan, G. (2020): Informing employees in small and medium sized firms about training: results of a randomized field experiment. (Working papers / Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy 2020,03), Uppsala, 31 p.