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Tackling youth unemployment Vocational training programmes, rather than apprenticeships, make it easier for youth in Uganda to move between firms and out of unemployment. Labour Markets Robin Burgess Published 30.05.18
Labour market effects of workfare programmes: Evidence from India’s NREGA India’s NREGA programme increased rural and urban wages and reduced rural to urban migration Labour Markets Clément Imbert Published 27.04.18
Tackling youth unemployment: Vocational training versus apprenticeships While both vocational training and apprenticeships raise employment of poor Ugandan youth and are cost-effective in the long run, vocational training has larger impacts Labour Markets Oriana Bandiera Vittorio Bassi Robin Burgess Imran Rasul Munshi Sulaiman Anna Vitali Published 13.02.18
The importance of monitoring, evaluating and corrective feedback A skills development programme in Pakistan surpassed its targets largely through monitoring, experimentation, and course-correcting impact evaluations Labour Markets Ijaz Nabi Published 13.12.17
The impact of skills development on adolescent girls in Uganda and Liberia Gender-sensitive youth employment programmes combining income generation and life skills training can be effective in helping adolescent girls succeed Labour Markets Markus Goldstein Published 07.12.17
Helping young people access better employment opportunities Low-cost interventions that help young people search for employment can improve access to formal and stable jobs, raising equity in the labour market Labour Markets Girum Abebe Stefano Caria Marcel Fafchamps Paolo Falco Simon Franklin Simon Quinn Published 24.11.17
How refugee camps benefit host communities Refugee camps can have a positive effect on the local economy through increased demand for employment opportunities and agricultural goods Labour Markets Jennifer Alix-Garcia Sarah Walker Anne Bartlett Published 16.11.17
Strengthening women’s professional aspirations through job training: Evidence from Nigeria Beyond employment and earnings, job training can increase aspirations among women who lack the confidence to see themselves as successful Labour Markets Alaka Holla Published 31.08.17
