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Short-term training has recently become the largest active labor market program in Germany regarding the number of participants. Little is known on the effectiveness of different types of short-term training and on their longrun effects. This paper estimates the effects of short-term training programs in West Germany starting in the time period 1980 to 1992 and 2000 to 2003 regarding the two outcomes employment and participation in longer training programs. We find that shortterm training shows mostly persistently positive and often significant employment effects. Short-term training focusing on testing and monitoring search effort shows slightly smaller effects compared to the pure training variant. The lockin periods lasted longer in the 1980s and 1990s compared to the early 2000s. Short-term training results in higher future participation in longer training programs and this effect was much stronger for the earlier time period.

Short?term training has recently become the largest active labor market program in Germany regarding the number of participants. Little is known on the effectiveness of different types of short?term training and on their long?run effects. This paper estimates the effects of short?term training programs in West Germany starting in the time period 1980 to 1992 and 2000 to 2003 regarding the two outcomes employment and participation in longer training programs. We find that short?term training shows mostly persistently positive and often significant employment effects. Short?term training focusing on testing and monitoring search effort shows slightly smaller effects compared to the pure training variant. The lock?in periods lasted longer in the 1980s and 1990s compared to the early 2000s. Short?term training results in higher future participation in longer training programs and this effect was much stronger for the earlier time period.

Gemessen an der Zahl der Teilnehmer haben sich kurzzeittige Trainingsmaßnahmen zum wichtigsten Instrument aktiver Arbeitsmarktpolitik entwickelt. Über die Effizienz unterschiedlicher Formen von Trainingsmaßnahmen und über ihre langfristigen Auswirkungen ist jedoch wenig bekannt. In dem Beitrag werden die Auswirkungen kurzzeitiger Trainingsmaßnahmen in Westdeutschland im Zeitraum von 1980 bis 1992 und im Zeitraum 2000 bis 2003 hinsichtlich der beiden Ergebnisse Erwerbstätigkeit und Teilnahme an Langzeit-Trainingsmaßnahmen geschätzt. Es werden meist persistente positive und häufig signifikante Beschäftigungseffekte kurzzeitiger Trainingsmaßnahmen nachgewiesen. Trainingsmaßnahmen, die einen Schwerpunkt auf Kontrolle des Suchaufwandes legen, zeigen im Vergleich mit reinen Trainingsprogrammen geringfügig geringere Effekte. Die Dauer der Lock-In-Perioden war in den 1980er Jahren und in den 1990er Jahren länger als zu Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts. Kurzzeitige Trainingsmaßnahmen führen zu einer häufigeren Teilnahme an Langzeit-Trainingsmaßnahmen, wobei diese Auswirkung im früheren Zeitraum stärker ausgeprägt ist.

Short-term training has recently become the largest active labor market program in Germany regarding the number of participants. Little is known on the effectiveness of different types of short-term training and on their long-run effects. This paper estimates the effects of short-term training programs in West Germany starting in the time period 1980 to 1992 and 2000 to 2003 regarding the two outcomes employment and participation in longer training programs. We find that short-term training shows mostly persistently positive and often significant employment effects. Short-term training focusing on testing and monitoring search effort shows slightly smaller effects compared to the pure training variant. The lock-in periods lasted longer in the 1980s and 1990s compared to the early 2000s. Short-term training results in higher future participation in longer training programs and this effect was much stronger for the earlier time period.

"Short-term training has recently become the largest active labor market program in Germany regarding the number of participants. Little is known on the effectiveness of different types of short-term training and on their long-run effects. This paper estimates the effects of short-term training programs in West Germany starting in the time period 1980 to 1992 and 2000 to 2003 regarding the two outcomes employment and participation in longer training programs. We find that short-term training shows mostly persistently positive and often significant employment effects. Short-term training focusing on testing and monitoring search effort shows slightly smaller effects compared to the pure training variant. The lock-in periods lasted longer in the 1980s and 1990s compared to the early 2000s. Short-term training results in higher future participation in longer training programs and this effect was much stronger for the earlier time period." (author's abstract)