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Two men working on employment growth in training program in Tanzania

Soft Skills Training on Enterprise and Employment Growth in Tanzania

In this study, researchers explored the impact of a soft-skills training program on youth employment.
Female entrepreneur working on online training in Ecuador

The impact of an online entrepreneurial mindset training for youth in Ecuador

Igor Asanov
Guido Buenstorf
Bruno Crépon
Diego d'Andria
Francisco Flores
David McKenzie
Mona Mensmann
Mathis Schulte
Thomas Åstebro
Recent studies have shown that a psychology-based entrepreneurial mindset training can have promising effects on business outcomes. In Ecuador, researchers are evaluating whether these skills can be taught at scale and online by testing the effects of an entrepreneurial mindset training program on...
Two firm-worker women in blue sweaters and hats work on project at training facility

The Effect of Matching on Worker Skills versus Preferences on Firm-Worker Matches in South Africa

Robert Garlick
Lukas Hensel
Kate Orkin
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to improve the quality of job matches in South Africa. They matched applicants to entry-level vacancies using different types of information: workers’ preferences for job types; communication and socio-emotional skills; or grades and work experience.
Line of women wearing hair caps working in a factory in urban Ethiopia

Anonymity or Distance? Removing Obstacles to Youth Employment in Urban Ethiopia

Girum Abebe
Stefano Caria
Marcel Fafchamps
Paolo Falco
Simon Franklin
Simon Quinn
Researchers evaluated and compared the impact of two different job search assistance policies on employment outcomes for young job seekers in Addis Ababa. Helping youth signal their skills to employers improved their earnings and job duration four years later, especially for youth who would usually...
Two young jobseekers talking to an person at a job fair in France

Collective Counseling for Disadvantaged Jobseekers in France

Gerard van den Berg
Bruno Crépon
Daphne Skandalis
Youth living in poor urban areas face a number of psychological and social barriers to finding work. In France, over 40 percent of these youth are unemployed, twice as much the national youth unemployment rate. Researchers partnered with the French Public Employment Services to test the...
Farmer in long-sleeve blue shirt using hand hoe to tend to crops in Malawi

Incentives, Selection and Productivity in Labor Markets in Malawi

Raymond Guiteras
Kelsey Jack
Researchers evaluated the effect of randomly offering varied wages to bean-sorting workers in rural Malawi. While offering higher wages caused workers to increase their productivity, it did not attract more productive workers.
A young man works in a bakery in Egypt.

Improving Youth Employment through Job Training and Capital in Egypt

Ahmed Elsayed
Kevin Hempel
Adam Osman
Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to determine the impact of job training and counseling programs on youth employment in Egypt. The job training programs improved labor market outcomes such as employment rates and income, and sometimes had a positive impact on non-labor market outcomes...
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Evaluating an Exporting Scheme in Tunisia

Giacomo De Giorgi
Aminur Rahman
Eric Verhoogen
To promote export diversification, the Tunisian government is implementing a $22 million export matching-grant scheme, TASDIR+. TASDIR+ aims to increase exports and promote export diversification toward higher value-added exports and new markets. This study is using a randomized controlled trial to...