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Throughout the Middle East, unemployment rates of educated youth have been persistently high and female labor force … help increase employment in the short term, but are not a panacea for the problems of high urban female youth unemployment …
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This paper examines whether export participation matters for job training. The paper draws on longitudinal worker-firm data for Brazilian manufacturing, linked with detailed records on training activity from the main provider. The analysis uses industry-specific exchange rate movements to...
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This paper presents findings from the impact evaluation of the Economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (EPAG) project in Liberia. The EPAG project was launched by the Liberian Ministry of Gender and Development in 2009 with the goal of increasing the employment and income of...
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The youth unemployment rate is exceptionally high in developing countries. Because the quality of education is arguably … one of the most important determinants of youth's labor force participation, governments worldwide have responded by … short-run effects of skills training and employment placement services in Nepal. Launched in 2009, the intervention provided …
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youth in Sierra Leone successfully provided temporary employment to youth characterized by low educational attainment. Cash …
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imprecise. In sum, reductions in cohort size are associated with moderate improvements in employment outcomes for youth in …
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school and work and between employment sectors to better understand the dynamics of youth employment, including where youth …
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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 …
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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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of this tax cut was to lower youth unemployment. The question of how gains from payroll taxes are distributed between …
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