This study assesses if nudges in the form of informational videos sent via WhatsApp are effective in boosting take-up rates among vulnerable populations, specifically in the context of a regularization...
This paper evaluates the impact of an employment subsidy scheme covering employers’ social contribution costs on registered employment in small firms in Turkey. It utilizes a rich, firm-level administrative...
Ratings of Youth Employment Support Project for Argentina were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was modest...
Cash transfers have been adopted worldwide and credited with significant reductions in poverty. However, their economy-wide effects continue to spark heated debates, particularly due to potential adverse...
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs) can play a central role in skill development and higher education expansion, yet their quality varies greatly within and among countries. This paper explores...
The development objectives of Formal Employment Creation Project is to enhance the conditions for formal job creation by firms operating in provinces with high incidence of Syrians under Temporary Protection...
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting firm profits and tax payments in developing countries? This paper uses administrative corporate tax records from 10 low- and middle-income countries around the world...
Short-cycle higher education programs (SCPs), lasting two or three years, capture about a quarter of higher education enrollment in the world and can play a key role enhancing workforce skills. This paper...
This report provides an assessment of the transition into formal employment for Ecuadorian first-time job seekers with a higher education degree. The employability of Higher Education (HE) graduates is...