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Search our database of policy briefcases, bulletins, and evidence reviews. Briefcases summarize the results and policy recommendations from one randomized evaluation, while bulletins synthesize the broader policy lessons emerging from multiple evaluations on the same topic. Evidence reviews summarize an existing academic literature review, like a handbook chapter or white paper, for a policy audience.

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Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Job Training Programs

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novembre 30, 2022
Skills are important for accessing high-quality jobs and being more productive. However, in Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, many people neither receive adequate training nor develop skills that are demanded in the labor market. This publication—produced in co...
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Sectoral Employment Programs as a Path to Quality Jobs: Lessons from Randomized Evaluations

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février 22, 2022
J-PAL North America’s Sectoral Employment Evidence Review summarizes an academic paper that examines four randomized evaluations of sectoral employment programs and describes the mechanisms behind their success.
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Public ou Privé ? L’accompagnement vers L’emploi en France

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août 1, 2015
En France, un programme d’accompagnement intensif proposé à des demandeurs d’emploi exposés à un risque de chômage de longue durée leur a permis de trouver du travail plus rapidement que dans le cadre de l’accompagnement classique. L’accompagnement s’est avéré plus efficace lorsqu’il a été mis en...
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Inspiring Success: Personalized Trainings for Microenterprises

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août 1, 2019
An randomized evaluation found that adding sessions with role models and individualized assistance to intensive training courses for microentrepreneurs increased their household incomes, mainly through improved business practices and performances
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Placement en emploi et effets de déplacement

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avril 1, 2013
La mise en place, dans dix régions françaises, d’un accompagnement auprès de jeunes demandeurs d’emploi diplômés du supérieur a permis à ces derniers de trouver du travail plus rapidement. Cependant, cette amélioration s’est opérée au détriment de ceux n’ayant pas bénéficié de cet accompagnement, et...