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We conducted a randomized evaluation of two labor market interventions targeted to young women aged 18 to 19 in three … of Nairobi's poorest neighborhoods. One treatment offered participants a bundled intervention designed to simultaneously … relieve credit and human capital constraints; a second treatment provided women with an unrestricted cash grant, but no …

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Long run effects of youth training programs : experimental evidence from Argentina

Alzúa, María Laura; Cruces, Guillermo; López, Carolina - 2016

We study the effect of a job training program for low income youth in Cordoba, Argentina. The program included life-skills and vocational training, as well as internships with private sector employers. Participants were allocated by means of a public lottery. We rely on administrative data on...

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The role of degree attainment in the differential impact of job corps on adolescents and young adults

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The economy and social ties in distressed urban areas

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Public works programs and crime : evidence for El Salvador

Acosta, Pablo; Monsalve Montiel, Emma - 2018

Most evaluations of public works programs in developing countries study their effects on poverty reduction and other labor market outcomes (job creation, earnings, and participation). However, very few look at other collateral effects, such as the incidence of violence. Between 2009 and 2014, El...

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