Documents et rapports
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The Impact of Soft Skills Training on Female Youth Employment : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Jordan (anglais)
Employers around the world complain that youth lack the soft skills needed for success in the workplace. In response, several employment programs have begun to incorporate soft skills training, but to...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 136151 Date du document: 13 mai 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Kirshnan, Nandini,Mckenzie,David J.,Vishwanath,Tara
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Macro insurance for microenterprises : a randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt (anglais)
Firms in many developing countries cite macroeconomic instability and political uncertainty as major constraints to their growth. The authors conduct a randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt to...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 100198 Date du document: 24 août 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Mckenzie,David J.
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Piloting macroinsurance for microenterprises in post-revolution Egypt (anglais)
This note discusses the results of a pilot of an innovative insurance product, which aims to protect small firms from macroeconomic and political risk that might inhibit them from investing.
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 91228 Date du document: 1 octobre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Mckenzie,David J.
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Testing job matching services for unemployed educated youth in Jordan (anglais)
This note tests the extent to which search and matching frictions are the cause of high levels of unemployment for educated youth in Jordan, and whether a job matching service can reduce unemployment.
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 91227 Date du document: 1 septembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Mckenzie,David J.,Shammout,Nour Musallam,Vishwanath,Tara
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Macroinsurance for microenterprises : a randomized experiment in post-revolution Egypt (anglais)
Firms in many developing countries cite macroeconomic instability and political uncertainty as major constraints to their growth. Economic theory suggests uncertainty can cause firms to delay investments...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7048 Date du document: 1 septembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Mckenzie,David J.
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Testing the importance of search frictions, matching, and reservation prestige through randomized experiments in Jordan (anglais)
Unemployment rates for tertiary-educated youth in Jordan are high, as is the duration of unemployment. Two randomized experiments in Jordan were used to test different theories that may explain this phenomenon...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS7030 Date du document: 1 septembre 2014 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Mckenzie,David J.,Shammout,Nour Musallam,Vishwanath,Tara
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Soft skills or hard cash? : the impact of training and wage subsidy programs on female youth employment in Jordan (anglais)
This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Soft skills or hard cash? : the impact of training and wage subsidy programs on female youth employment in Jordan, conducted...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 81461 Date du document: 14 août 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Krishnan,Nandini,Mckenzie,David J.,Vishwanath,Tara
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Do wage subsidies help young women get jobs? (anglais)
Unemployment among young adults is a problem throughout the world, and it's of particular concern in the Middle East, where half the population is under the age of 25 and more than a quarter of those aged...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 74527 Date du document: 1 décembre 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Krishnan,Nandini,Mckenzie,David J.,Vishwanath,Tara
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Soft skills or hard cash ? the impact of training and wage subsidy programs on female youth employment in Jordan (anglais)
Throughout the Middle East, unemployment rates of educated youth have been persistently high and female labor force participation, low. This paper studies the impact of a randomized experiment in Jordan...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS6141 Date du document: 1 juillet 2012 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Groh,Matthew Robert,Krishnan,Nandini,Mckenzie,David J.,Vishwanath,Tara