The authors investigate the training choices made by workers entering the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and their postexit outcomes. This is important as more workers enter these types of programs due to technological change and globalization. Their study shows that workers that choose a training occupation beyond their skill level (skill overshooting) achieve higher earnings ($615 annually) and wage replacement rates (2.0 percentage points) at the cost of lower reemployment rates (−1.9 percentage points) immediately following program exit. An investigation of subsamples shows that skill overshooting is especially beneficial to females and those living in rural areas with earnings gains of $1,443 and $1,080, respectively, without hurting their chances of reemployment.

作者调查了进入贸易调整援助计划的工人所进行的培训选择及其退出后的结果。这很重要，因为由于技术变革和全球化，越来越多的工人进入这类计划。他们的研究表明，选择超出技能水平（技能超调）的培训职业的工人，在计划实施后立即以较低的再就业率（-1.9个百分点）为代价，实现了较高的收入（每年615美元）和工资替代率（2.0个百分点）。出口。对子样本的调查显示，技能超调对女性和农村地区的女性特别有利，她们的收入分别增加了1,443美元和1,080美元，而又不损害她们的再就业机会。