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垫脚石还是退出通道：针对长期失业者培训的实验证据
Stepping stone or exit path: experimental evidence on training the long‐term unemployed
摘要
This study estimates the effects of an employment programme for disadvantaged unemployed individuals. The programme emphasized on‐the‐job training and contracting the unemployed for a few paid weekly work hours as a stepping stone into the labour market. Evaluated through a randomized controlled trial with 3,727 participants, the programme was found to accelerate transitions into part‐time work. Contrary to its intention, it permanently increased the share of participants receiving disability pensions among most disadvantaged groups. To explain this finding, we suggest that training, while enhancing productivity for some, simultaneously provided information of employability used in the assessment of disability pension eligibility.
中文摘要
本研究评估了一项针对弱势失业者的就业计划的效果。该计划强调在职培训，并安排失业者每周从事数小时的有偿工作，作为进入劳动力市场的跳板。通过一项包含3，727名参与者的随机对照试验评估，发现该计划加速了向兼职工作的转变。与预期相反，它在大多数最弱势群体中永久性地提高了领取残疾抚恤金的参与者比例。为解释这一发现，我们认为培训在提升部分人生产力的同时，也提供了用于评估残疾抚恤金资格的可就业性信息。