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McKenzie, David J. - 2020

Despite the popularity of business training among policy makers, the use of business training has faced increasing skepticism. This is, in part, fueled by the fact that most of the first wave of randomized experiments in developing countries could not detect statistically significant impacts of...

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Employer voices, employer demands, and implications for public skills development policy

Cunningham, Wendy V.; Villasenor, Paula - 2014

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The short-term impact of inter-community volunteering activities and soft skills training on self-reported social cohesion values : quasi-experimental evidence from Lebanon

Alaref, Jumana; Solano, Rene Leon; Asenjo, Carlos; … - 2019

Despite its growing popularity, evidence that volunteering enhances civic values and social cohesion among different communities remains limited in developing countries. This study presents novel evidence from Lebanon on the impact of offering a volunteering program that consisted of...

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The textile-clothing value chain in India and Bangladesh : how appropriate policies can promote (or inhibit) trade and investment

Kabir, Mahfuz; Singh, Surendar; Ferrantino, Michael Joseph - 2019

There are significant value chain linkages between India and Bangladesh, particularly in the textile and apparel sector …. India specializes in the upstream segment, supplying such intermediate inputs as silk, cotton, yarn, and fabrics to … Bangladesh. Bangladesh specializes in the downstream final apparel segment, exporting worldwide as well as to India. Tariffs and …

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