Creating employment or keeping them busy?

Abstract

"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 inmaking 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." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Romeu Gordo, L. & Wolff, J. (2011): Creating employment or keeping them busy? An evaluation of training programs for older workers in Germany. In: Journal of Aging and Social Policy, Vol. 23, No. 2, p. 198-218. DOI:10.1080/08959420.2010.551468