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Program quality and treatment completion for youth training programs

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  • Dammert, Ana C.
  • Galdo, Jose

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This paper analyzes the effects of training quality on the likelihood of treatment completion by estimating dose–response functions via a generalized propensity score. Results show a statistically positive relationship between training quality and treatment completion for youth participants in Peru.

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  • Dammert, Ana C. & Galdo, Jose, 2013. "Program quality and treatment completion for youth training programs," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 119(3), pages 243-246.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:119:y:2013:i:3:p:243-246
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2013.03.006
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    Keywords

    Training; Quality; Dropouts; Propensity scores; Dose–response functions;
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    JEL classification:

    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor
    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs

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