Evaluating Government Training Programs for the Economically Disadvantaged
Evaluating Government Training Programs for the Economically Disadvantaged
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评估政府针对经济弱势群体的培训计划
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1997
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通讯作者：
Philip K. Robins
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D. Friedlander;D. Greenberg;Philip K. Robins
本文考察了过去对政府为经济弱势群体提供培训计划的评估，并提出了未来研究的议程。研究发现，政府的培训项目正在为成年男女的收入带来适度的增长，但可能对年轻人没有产生积极的影响。未来的研究必须更好地证明项目提供的培训与获得有价值的技能之间的联系，必须探索扩大规模的潜在回报。最近采用的随机分配办法提高了实地评价的准确性，但将受益于一种经济评价理论，以指导提高培训效力的研究。
This article examines past evaluations of government training programs for the economically disadvantaged and offers an agenda for future research. It is found that government training programs are producing modest increases in earnings for adult men and women, but are probably not producing positive effects for youth. Future research must better document links between program-provided training and acquisition of valuable skills and must explore potential returns from increased scale. The recent adoption of random assignment has improved the accuracy of field evaluations but would benefit from an economic theory of evaluation to guide research into increasing training effectiveness.