The long-term effects of job training on labor market and skills outcomes in Chile
基于实验数据，评估智利一项针对弱势工人的职业培训项目在中期和长期对劳动力市场和技能的影响，发现整体效果有限，但对男性和高质量培训提供者的参与者有正向收入效应。
• We report medium- and long-term labor market impacts of a job training program in Chile. • We utilise an experimental design with both survey data and administrative records. • Overall, the program shows limited effectiveness. • Positive income effects are more likely for males and high-quality training providers. • Limited effect of the program on skills might explain muted labor market outcomes. Job training programs can be an effective policy for improving productivity and labor market outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. We report medium- and long-term impacts of a job training program for vulnerable workers in Chile on labor market and skill outcomes using experimental and administrative data. We estimate intention-to-treat effects, accounting for potential non-compliance by training providers in the assignment process, as well as local average treatment effects due to noncompliance with the assigned treatment status. Overall, the program shows limited effectiveness. While we find some positive impacts on labor income, the program fails to improve most labor outcomes. A detailed investigation of heterogenous effects by course-type, training provider and course quality, and gender reveals that the positive income effects are more likely to be realized for males and participants in courses that were offered by high-quality providers. Evidence on mechanisms indicates that the program's limited impact on labor outcomes could, at least partly, be due to its limited effect on workers’ skills.