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Examining Employer Race-based Discrimination Before and After Ban the Box

Amanda Agan
Sonja Starr
To better understand the connection between BTB policies and racial discrimination in hiring, researchers tested the impact of applicant race and criminal history on hiring decisions both before and after BTB policies came into effect in New Jersey and New York City. The results confirmed that...

Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Ghana

Morgan Hardy
Isaac Mbiti
Jamie McCasland
Researchers measured the impact of a government apprenticeship program for youth in Ghana on wages, employment, skills, fertility, migration, and other outcomes. The results suggest that apprenticeship programs can provide youth with skills and transition them into self-employment.
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Labor Market Training for the Unemployed in Denmark

Michael Rosholm
Lars Skipper
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Culture and Incentives: Does Performance Pay Impact Productivity, Work Quality, or Firm Profitability in Ghana?

Oriana Bandiera
Greg Fischer
Résumés were randomly assigned black- or white-sounding names. Researchers examined the impact of the name on callbacks.

Discrimination in the Job Market in the United States

Marianne Bertrand
Sendhil Mullainathan
Researchers examined the level of racial discrimination in the United States labor market by randomly assigning identical résumés black-sounding or white-sounding names and observing the impact on requests for interviews from employers. Results found that résumés with white-sounding names received...
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Leveraging Social Networks for Job Referrals in India

Lori Beaman
Jeremy Magruder

Innovative Actions to Improve Student Integration in France (FRATELI)

Luc Behaghel
Julien Grenet
Elise Pesonel
Roland Rathelot
In France, researchers examined the effect of job-related mentoring and support for university students from low socio-economic backgrounds on their chances of finding employment after graduating. The program did not result in improved job search efforts, greater employment prospects, or better jobs...

Counseling the Unemployed in France (OPP/CVE)

Luc Behaghel
Bruno Crépon
Marc Gurgand
An 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.