Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

Can information about jobs improve the effectiveness of vocational training? Experimental evidence from India

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

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 (Unpublished)

[img]
Preview
PDF
WRAP-information-jobs-improve-effectiveness-vocational-training-india-Rathelot-2021.pdf - Draft Version - Requires a PDF viewer.

Download (1360Kb) | Preview
Official URL: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/research/w...

Request Changes to record.

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:
DateEvent
1 June 2021Available
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 IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDInternational Growth Centrehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100012353
UNSPECIFIED[ESRC] Economic and Social Research Councilhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000269
UNSPECIFIEDCentre for Competitive Advantage in the Global EconomyUNSPECIFIED
UNSPECIFIEDUniversity of Warwick. Department of Economicshttp://viaf.org/viaf/145476821

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics

twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us