Evaluating the dynamic employment effects of training programs in East Germany using conditional difference‐in‐differences
利用条件双重差分评价东德培训项目的动态就业效应
Abstract This study analyzes the employment effects of training in East Germany. We propose and apply an extension of the widely used conditional difference‐in‐differences estimator. Focusing on transition rates between nonemployment and employment, we take into account that employment is a state‐ and duration‐dependent process. Our results show that using transition rates is more informative than using unconditional employment rates as commonly done in the literature.…