Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: A Long-Term Follow-Up
评估哥伦比亚一项随机培训与就业安置项目的长期效果，发现项目持续提升正规就业参与、社保缴费贡献和在大企业工作的比例，且对男女效果相当，是一种降低非正规就业的划算方法。
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.