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question of gender and youth deprivation in the context of the Moroccan labor market. They find that the reference group (the …
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effective tool to attain greater inclusion of youth in financial services, and brings out important issues of the …
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accumulation, anchored in skills development, to illustrate the phenomenon and implications of youth economic disengagement. In the … framework, youth economic disengagement is defined as a state (temporary or permanent) where individuals stop accumulating human …
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This study conducted an experimental intervention in unelectrified areas of northern Bangladesh to investigate the effectiveness of solar products in improving children's educational achievement. It found that treated households substituted solar lanterns for kerosene-based lighting products,...
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The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital …
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around the world. Youth are found to comprise a large share of all migrants, particularly in migration to other developing … results suggest a high degree of commonality in the youth migrant experience across a number of destination countries. In … particular, developing country youth tend to work in similar occupations all around the world, and are more concentrated in these …
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youth in Sierra Leone at the onset of the Ebola crisis. The intervention provided (i) technical skills training, plus on … resilience to the Ebola shock. The effects on cognitive and noncognitive skills were positive and heterogeneous. Youth with … greater initial ability experienced more positive labor market and entrepreneurship investment impacts. Youth with less …
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Crime rates in Papua New Guinea's capital city of Port Moresby are among the highest in the world. Few youth work, and … Urban Youth Employment Project. The project offers out-of-school and out-of-work youth two months of public works employment … completion. The control group consists of observably similar youth living in areas not served by the program. Project …
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This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth …
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Poor breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices predict child stunting and wasting in South Asia, suggesting that initiatives to end undernutrition in the region should focus on improving the diets of young children. This review of the literature finds that South Asia has made relatively...
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