ABSTRACT

This study evaluates the local language training aimed at the unemployed in Estonia during 2015–2016. The impact of training on employment probability and labour income is estimated by combining propensity score matching with coarsened exact matching. The impact on the probability of being employed is found to be positive after the end of the lock-in effect. Two years after the start of the language training the effect is around 8 pp. The initial lock-in effect is smaller for more flexible and shorter courses, for those with lower initial level of language skills and for those living outside of the capital region. The long-term effect is higher for those with lower level of initial language skills and does not differ by the course type or region. The results indicate that the local language training helps the unemployed non-natives to find employment, but does not give them access to higher-paying positions.

摘要

这项研究评估了针对2015-2016年爱沙尼亚失业者的当地语言培训。通过将倾向得分匹配与粗化的精确匹配相结合，可以估算出培训对就业概率和劳动收入的影响。锁定效应结束后，发现对就业概率的影响是积极的。开始语言培训后的两年，效果约为8 pp。对于更灵活，更短的课程，语言技能水平较低的人和首都地区以外的人，初始锁定效果较小。对于具有较低初始语言技能水平的人来说，长期影响较高，并且因课程类型或地区而异。