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We estimate impacts on earnings and employment of the two primary adult workforce support and training programs under …
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Skills are a central source of high productivity and economic well-being. But what do we mean by productive skills? Both with regard to measurement and policy, the primary focus in the U.S. has been on academic skills, as measured by tests of reading, writing and math abilities and by...
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Programs to encourage labor market activity among youth, including public employment programs and wage subsidies like the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, can be supported by three broad rationales. They may: (1) provide contemporaneous income support to participants; (2) encourage work experience...
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Reducing youth unemployment and generating more and better youth employment opportunities are key policy challenges …, counseling, training, and placement services. Such programs can be expensive, however, which underscores the need to focus on …
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Youth unemployment has increased in many industrialized countries following the recent global recession. However, this … work. Vocational training, in particular in a dual form combining vocational schooling and structured learning on …-the-job, is often considered to be one of the most important policy solutions in combating youth unemployment. The evidence …
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