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Education, Health, Labor Markets, Crime, Violence, & Conflict
Early Childhood Engagement for Lifelong Learning
Early childhood stimulation programs implemented at home with parents can contribute to children’s cognitive and socio-emotional development, ultimately enabling them to improve on a number of future life outcomes.
See in: Spanish
Labor Markets
Public or Private? Job Counseling in France
Bruno Crépon, Luc Behaghel, Marc GurgandAn intensive counseling program for job seekers at risk of long-term unemployment in France helped them find work sooner than the standard low-intensity counseling program, and the counseling was more effective when provided by a public agency than by private contractors.
Education, Labor Markets
Moving to Opportunity
Jens Ludwig, Lawrence Katz, Raj ChettyHelping families with young children living in high-poverty housing projects to move to lower-poverty neighborhoods improves the later-life outcomes for the children and may reduce the intergenerational persistence of poverty.
See in: Spanish
Labor Markets, Political Economy & Governance
Strengthening State Capabilities
Frederico Finan, Martín RossiOffering higher wages for public service positions in Mexico attracted smarter, more experienced applicants with a greater motivation for public service.
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Labor Markets
Job Placement and Displacement
Bruno Crépon, Esther Duflo, Marc Gurgand, Roland Rathelot, Philippe ZamoraCareer counseling for young, college-educated job seekers in France helped them find work sooner, but this improvement came at the expense of jobs for those who did not receive counseling, and it did not translate into a long-term increase in employment rates.
See in: French
Education, Labor Markets, Health, Gender
See Tomorrow's Jobs, Invest in Girls Today
Robert JensenMaking employment opportunities for women more salient and accessible led to increased investment in education and nutrition of girls, and delayed marriage and childbearing among women in rural India.
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Labor Markets
Getting Ready for Work
Orazio Attanasio, Costas MeghirA vocational training program that provided disadvantaged youth in Colombia with a combination of in-classroom and on-the-job training raised employment and earnings among women.
See in: Spanish