Falavigna G., Ragazzi E., Sella L., Working Paper Cnr-Ceris, N° 25/2014

CONTENTS

1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5
2. Training and integration of foreign workers; is it relevant? .................................................... 7
3. Methodological framework ...................................................................................................... 8
3.1

The survey sampling-design ............................................................................................... 8

3.1.1 The target population ............................................................................................ 9
3.1.2 Sampling design and quality assessment ............................................................ 10
3.1.3 The counterfactual sample .................................................................................. 11
3.2
Transformation and validation of administrative sources for duration analysis ............ 12
4. The impact evaluation ............................................................................................................ 12
4.1

Macro approach: Gross placement indicators ................................................................ 13

4.2

A micro approach: Individual scores of labour market integration ................................ 14

5. The net impact evaluation ...................................................................................................... 15
5.1

Differentials in average integration scores...................................................................... 15

5.2

The multivariate analysis ................................................................................................. 15

5.3

The impact on migrants.................................................................................................... 17

6. Duration analysis: techniques and results .............................................................................. 18
6.1

Duration analysis techniques ........................................................................................... 19

6.2

Using the COB data-base for the duration analysis ........................................................ 20

6.3

Survival of foreign trainees on the labour market ........................................................... 23

7. Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 26
References ................................................................................................................................... 28

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