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Improving Labor Market Opportunities to Increase Women's Employment and Education in India

Vocational Training for Improved Employability and Job Expectations in the Dominican Republic

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Job Training and Matching to Increase Youth Employment in Egypt

Researchers conducted a randomized evaluation to determine the impact of job matching, job training, and counseling programs on youth employment in Egypt. The job training programs improved labor market outcomes such as employment, particularly for women. However, the intervention did not have a...
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Learning the Value of Education in the Dominican Republic

James Berry
Lucas Coffman
Ryan Cooper
Daniel Morales
Christopher Neilson
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The Impact of Light-touch Employer-led Interventions on Attitudes Around Women’s Work in India

Joshua Dean
Seema Jayachandran
Researchers evaluated the impact of two light-touch interventions (an orientation video for families, and a guided conversation between women and their families) on gender norms related to women’s work and increase labor force participation. Researchers did not find meaningful changes in support of...

Do Public or Private Providers of Employment Services Matter for Employment? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Denmark

Kai Rehwald
Michael Rosholm
Michael Svarer
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The Impact of Loans on the Survival and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Colombia

Paul Gertler
Sean Higgins
Ana Maria Montoya
Eric Parrado
Raimundo Undurraga
In Colombia, researchers are evaluating the economic impact of providing stimulus loans to SMEs, distributed via the government’s COVID-19 relief program (“Unidos por Colombia”), on SME survival, profits, and employment.

Discrimination Against Skilled Immigrants in the Canadian Labor Market

Philip Oreopoulos