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.
Authors
CPP Co-Director
Orazio is an International Research Fellow at the IFS, a Professor at Yale and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Research Fellow Yale University
Costas is a Research Fellow of the IFS and a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Visiting Professor at University College London.
Carlos Medina
Arlen Guarín
Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1257/app.20150554
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- Issue
- Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2017, pages pp. 131-43
Suggested citation
Attanasio, O et al. (2017). 'Vocational training for disadvantaged youth in Colombia: a long-term follow-up' 9(2/2017), pp.pp. 131–43.
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