Do online certifications improve job market outcomes? Evidence from an IT skills certification platform in India

被引：1
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作者：
Sengupta, Nandana [1 ]
Chawla, Neaketa [2 ]
Agarwal, Anna [3 ]
Evans, James [4 ,5 ]
机构：
[1] Indian Inst Technol Delhi, Sch Publ Policy, New Delhi, India
[2] Indian Inst Management, Brij Disa Ctr Data Sci & Artificial Intelligence, Ahmadabad, India
[3] Ctr Policy Res, New Delhi, India
[4] Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
[5] Santa Fe Inst, Santa Fe, NM USA
来源：
INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 2023年 / 65卷
关键词：
Regression discontinuity; Certification; Skilling; Signalling; Computerised assessments; REGRESSION-DISCONTINUITY ANALYSIS; RETURNS; ABILITY; CASTE; DISCRIMINATION; EARNINGS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.infoecopol.2023.101067
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We estimate the returns to online skills certification for engineering graduates in India using a regression discontinuity design. Individuals in our dataset take a computer programming exam, and are required to score above a threshold to receive a widely used software engineer IT-services certificate provided by an online job skills credentialing platform in India. We find that certified candidates have approximately 0.25 higher probability of finding employment following the exam. Our results indicate that skill certification in this context is a strong one-time signal of quality. Certification cannot replace education, however, and fails to predict longer-term job market outcomes as demonstrated by the lack of estimated causal impact on current employment status or income level. Our findings suggest the promise and limits of certification in an educational market where university training is highly variable.
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