Who benefits from job training programs? Evidence from a high-dosage program in Brazil
Journal of Development Economics · 2025 · Daniel Da Mata、Rodrigo Oliveira、Diana Lúcia Gonzaga da Silva
中文摘要
我们利用录取抽签以及关联劳动力市场结果的登记数据，研究巴西一项面向弱势群体的职业培训项目的短期和中期效应。该高强度项目由政府资助的培训中心提供，包括为期18个月的课堂培训和为期6个月的在岗培训。通过评估在不同经济周期阶段毕业的15,000名中签者和200,000名未中签者所受的影响，我们发现，女性学员的表现优于男性学员。这一结果由服务业课程所驱动。在考察就业和收入之外的结果时，我们发现该项目对创业或大学录取均无影响。 • 面向劳动者的职业培训在世界各地广泛开展。 • 本文分析了巴西最贫困州之一的一项职业培训项目。 • 该项目提供为期24个月的课堂培训与实习相结合的培训。 • 无论经济状况如何，女性学员从该项目中获益更多。 • 对就业之外结果的考察表明，该项目对创业没有影响。
Abstract
Using admission lotteries and registry data linking labor market outcomes, we study the short- and medium-term effects of a vocational training program focused on disadvantaged individuals in Brazil. The intensive program is an 18-month classroom training coupled with a 6-month on-the-job training provided by government-sponsored training centers. When assessing the impacts on 15,000 winners and 200,000 nonwinners who graduated in different business cycle moments, we show that female students fare better than their male counterparts. Results are driven by courses in services. Investigating outcomes beyond employment and earnings, we find no effects on entrepreneurship or university admission. • Vocational training for workers is extensively available worldwide. • This paper analyzes a vocational training program in one of Brazil’s poorest states. • The program offers a mix of classroom training and internship for 24 months. • Female students benefited more from the program regardless of the economic conditions. • Examining outcomes beyond employment, there is no effect on entrepreneurship.