Labor Markets
In addition to supporting policymakers in applying evidence from randomized evaluations to their work, sector chairs and staff write policy insights that synthesize general lessons emerging from the research, condense results from evaluations in policy publications and evaluation summaries, and fund new research through the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative.
Policy insight
Reducing search barriers for jobseekers
Programs focused on reducing job search barriers often improve jobseekers’ employment outcomes. These programs can help jobseekers identify where and how to look for jobs, encourage increased search effort, and help communicate qualifications to employers.
Evaluation
Vocational Education Voucher Delivery and Labor Market Returns in Kenya
What are the impacts of vocational education on labor markets, migration patterns, and health and fertility outcomes in Kenya?
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Isaac Mbiti
Isaac Mbiti is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the University of Virgina. His research interests are in economic development, labor economics, and demography.
Evaluation
Counseling Welfare Recipients in Hauts de Seine, France
Researchers sought to test whether intensive job-counseling with a private provider is an effective means of increasing employment rates, even for a population with such a low attachment to the labor market.
Evaluation
Business Training for Women in Ahmedabad, India
Researchers offered two days of business training and assistance in identifying a medium-term financial goal to a random sample of women of different castes and religions in India.
