Feir, Donn. L. <br/><br/>
Heterogeneous Returns to Active Labour Market Programs for Indigenous Populations / 
Donn. L. Feir, Kelly Foley, Maggie E.C. Jones. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2022. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w30158 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w30158. .
<br/><br/> June 2022. 
<br/><br/> This paper studies the impact of active labour market programs for institutionally distinct Indigenous populations in Canada using administrative data on the universe of participants in the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS). Within Indigenous population groups, we compare labour market outcomes among individuals who participated in high- relative to low-intensity programs, where high-intensity programs were longer in duration.  For Métis and non-Status First Nations groups, we find a large impact of high-intensity participation on earnings two years post-ASETS. The post-program earnings of Status First Nations individuals who participated in high-intensity programs were not statistically different from those in low-intensity programs. We argue that these differences are due to the unique institutional environments affecting different Indigenous populations. 
<br/><br/>
<br/><br/><br/>System requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files. <br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Returns to Education<br/>Government Policy &bull; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs<br/>Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants &bull; Non-labor Discrimination