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Entrepreneurship training and self-employment among university graduates : evidence from a randomized trial In Tunisia
Premand, Patrick; Brodmann, Stefanie; Almeida, Rita; … - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009685383
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The apprenticeship-to-work transition : experimental evidence from Ghana
Hardy, Morgan; Mbiti, Isaac M.; McCasland, Jamie; … - 2019
levels of youth unemployment in Ghana. The study exploits randomized access to the program to examine the short-run effects … of apprenticeship training on labor market outcomes. The results show that apprenticeships shift youth out of wage work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022375
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Once NEET, always NEET? : a synthetic panel approach to analyze the Moroccan labor market
Alfani, Federica; Clementi, Fabio; Fabiani, Michele; … - 2020
In many regions of the world, the persistent, and growing, proportion of young people who are currently not in employment, education, or training is of global concern. This is no less true of Morocco: about 30 percent of the Moroccan population between ages 15 and 24 are currently not in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241124
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Hit and run? : income shocks and school dropouts in Latin America
Cerutti, Paula; Crivellaro, Elena; Reyes, Germán; … - 2018
the enrollment status of youth ages 15 to 25. The findings suggest that negative income shocks significantly increase the … three countries, the analysis finds evidence that youth who drop out due to a household income shock have worse employment … outcomes than similar youth who exit school without a household income shock. Differences in labor markets and safety net …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011809289
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The evidence is in how should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed?
Fox, Louise; Kaul, Upaasna - 2018
Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers, yet many struggle to secure … rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic development challenges that constrain youth's transition into employment … time for a fundamental reassessment of approaches for addressing youth employment and the youth transition in low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902848
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Can public works programs reduce youth crime? : evidence from Papua New Guinea’s urban youth employment project
Ivaschenko, Oleksiy; Naidoo, Darian; Newhouse, David Locke - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663510
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Who is deprived? Who feels deprived? : labor deprivation, youth and gender in Morocco
Serajuddin, Umar; Verme, Paolo - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580740
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The impact of an adolescent girls employment program : the EPAG project in Liberia
Adoho, Franck; Chakravarty, Shubha; Korkoyah, Dala T. <jun.> - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010345616
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The medium-term impact of entrepreneurship education on labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from university graduates in Tunisia
Alaref, Jumana; Brodmann, Stefanie; Premand, Patrick - 2019
Despite the widespread popularity of entrepreneurship education, there is thin evidence on its effectiveness in improving employment outcomes over the medium to long term. A potential time lag between entrepreneurial intentions and actions is sometimes presented as a reason why employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004724
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Measuring employment : experimental evidence from urban Ghana
Heath, Rachel; Mansuri, Ghazala; Rijkers, Bob; Seitz, … - 2020
Using a randomized survey experiment in urban Ghana, this paper demonstrates that the length of the reference period and the interview modality (in person or over the phone) affect how people respond in labor surveys, with impacts varying markedly by job type. Survey participants report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241289