Rathelot, Roland, Chakravorty, Bhaskar , Arulampalam, Wiji and Imbert, Clément (2021) Can information about jobs improve the effectiveness of vocational training? Experimental evidence from India. Working Paper. Coventry, UK: Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS). University of Warwick. Department of Economics (1361). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Using a randomised experiment, we show that providing better information about prospective jobs to vocational trainees can improve their placement outcomes. The study setting is the vocational training programme DDU-GKY in India. We find that including in the training two information sessions about placement opportunities make trainees 17% more likely to stay in the jobs in which they are placed. We argue that this effect is likely driven by improved selection into training. As a result of the intervention, trainees that are over-optimistic about placement jobs are more likely to drop out before placement.

Item Type:	Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Occupational training, Vocational education, Job creation, Vocational guidance, Youth -- Employment, Underemployment
Series Name:	University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Publisher:	Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS)
Place of Publication:	Coventry, UK
ISSN:	0083-7350
Official Date:	1 June 2021
Dates:	Date Event 1 June 2021 Available
Number:	1361
Number of Pages:	40
Institution:	University of Warwick
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access (Creative Commons)
Description:	This paper also appears as CAGE Discussion paper 567.
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:	Project/Grant ID RIOXX Funder Name Funder ID UNSPECIFIED International Growth Centre http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012353 UNSPECIFIED [ESRC] Economic and Social Research Council http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269 UNSPECIFIED Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED University of Warwick. Department of Economics http://viaf.org/viaf/145476821

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