A nonparametric matching approach is applied to estimate the average effects of two active labor market programs for youth in Sweden: youth practice and labor market training. The results of the evaluation indicate either zero or negative effects of both programs on earnings, employment probability, and the probability of entering education in the short run, whereas the long-run effects are mainly zero or slightly positive. The results also suggest that youth practice was more effective - or less harmful - than labor market training. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in the estimated treatment effects among individuals. Url or DOI http://www.jstor.org/stable/1558784 Authors Laura Larsson Country Sweden Publication Year 2003 Ranges Intervention Intervention Start Year 1992 Intervention End Year 1993 Evaluation Evaluation Start Year 1993 Evaluation End Year 1994 Policy field Employment incentives Private sector employment incentives Public sector employment Training Other intervention types Target group Labour market status Unemployed (All cat.) Young unemployed Details Funding Source Other Outcome Variable Employment status Income/wages Data Source Administrative Evaluation Method PSM
