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Initiative
Latin America Skills for Youth Program
The Skills for Youth Program (SYP) seeks to identify and rigorously evaluate innovative solutions to improve youth employment in Latin America. Specifically, one of it goals is to address the gap between youth skills and labor market demand.
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Nadeen ElAshmawy
Nadeen ElAshmawy is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL Middle East and North Africa where she works on policy analysis and outreach related to translating J-PAL MENA’s research into policy lessons and promoting evidence-informed policymaking in the region.
Evaluation
The Impact of Job Networks on Women's Recruitment in Malawi
Researchers introduced a recruitment drive for a firm in Malawi to evaluate the impact of referral-based hiring on women’s employment at the company. Results from the randomized evaluation indicate that men systematically referred fewer women, and women’s referral of other qualified women was not enough to offset men’s behavior.
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Shefali Khanna
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Heather McCurdy
Heather McCurdy joined J-PAL in 2011 to provide human subjects administration and support for Esther Duflo and the Global office. Heather spent five years in economic consulting support in Boston but previously spent two years in Mali with the Peace Corps.
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Brynn Fieldhouse
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Amir Jina
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Maarten Voors
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Willa Friedman
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Daniela Scur
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Emily Beam
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Kelly Jones
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Jiaying Zhao
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Elira Kuka
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