Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Umeå Economic Studies,
Umeå University, Department of Economics

No 641: Does Comprehensive Education Work for the Long-term Unemployed?

Anders Stenberg () and Olle Westerlund ()
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Anders Stenberg: SOFI, Postal: Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Olle Westerlund: Department of Economics, Umeå University, Postal: S 901 87 Umeå, Sweden

Abstract: This paper evaluates the effects of comprehensive adult education on wage earnings of the long-term unemployed, an essentially unexplored issue. We use register data pertaining to a large sample of long-term unemployed persons in Sweden who either enrolled in the comprehensive adult education program, participated in labour market training, or remained in open unemployment. We find that individuals with more than one semester at upper secondary level of the comprehensive adult education program experienced an increase in annual wage earnings compared with those who remained in open unemployment. For those studying at the compulsory level we find no significant effects. The estimated effects were overall negative in relation to vocational labour market training.

Keywords: Adult education; long-term unemployed; wage earnings

JEL-codes: H52; J68

30 pages, November 1, 2004

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