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face, (ii) describes the institutional set up and strategy governing youth employment interventions in Ghana and what is … National Youth Authority (NYA) within Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations (MELR), and to the Ministry of Youth and … Sports (MYS), in charge of the policy making process on youth employment, as well as all their implementing partners within …
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The skills for tomorrow's Jobs in Bangladesh attempts to address key skills challenges and identifyopportunities in the backdrop of fast technological and economic changes. It proposes mid to long-term strategic policy options that would contribute to economic growth and job creation in...
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Poverty reduction and youth employment remain deeply intertwined in Mauritania. Mauritania's job-related challenge is … overarching youth employment trends and gaps and offers recommendations for facilitating their entry into good, productive jobs …. The note analyzes policy options, risks, and opportunities for strengthening youth employment prospects over the short to …
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impact of bootcamp training on youth employment in selected countries. The program seeks to establish a framework of best …
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.Youth recognize that their lack of skills and experience are impediments to employment.The objective of this report is to assess youth … formal employment, this report has a particular focus on skill development in vocational trades and the informal sector. This … World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2013-2017. Both recognize that inadequate skills and vulnerable employment …
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"Expanding and improving basic education in developing countries requires, at a minimum, teachers who are present in the classroom and motivated to teach, but this essential input is often missing. This paper describes the findings of a series of recent World Bank and other studies on teacher...
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"Infrastructure projects are often technically complicated and highly customized. Therefore, procurement competition tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However, the degree of competition realized is closely related...
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"This paper critically reviews existing energy demand forecasting methodologies highlighting the methodological diversities and developments over the past four decades in order to investigate whether the existing energy demand models are appropriate for capturing the specific features of...
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"The initial occupational placements of male immigrants in the U.S. labor market vary significantly by country of origin even when education and other factors are taken into account. Does the heterogeneity persist over time? Using data from the 1980, 1990, and 2000 U.S. Censuses, this study...
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"The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World … activity. The analysis identifies individuals that switched to self-employment (employers and own account) during the sample … in self-employment. After controlling for household wealth, having an existing bank relationship increases the likelihood …
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