Job Training and Job Search Assistance Policies in Developing Countries

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-10576

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Job Training and Job Search Assistance Policies in Developing Countries

dc.contributor.author	Carranza, Eliana
dc.contributor.author	McKenzie, David
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-03T19:32:50Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-03T19:32:50Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-03
dc.description.abstract	Governments around the developing world face pressure to intervene actively to help jobseekers find employment. Two of the most common policies used are job training, based on the idea that many of those seeking jobs lack the skills employers want, and job search assistance, based on the possibility that even if workers have the skills demanded, search and matching frictions make it difficult for workers to be hired in the jobs that need these skills. However, reviews of the first generation of evaluations of these programs found typical impacts to be small, casting doubt on the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of these programs. This paper reexamines the arguments for whether, when, and how developing country governments should undertake job training and job search assistance policies. The authors use their experience with policy implementation, and evidence from recent impact evaluations, to argue that there is still a role for governments in using these programs. However, success depends critically on program design and delivery elements that can be difficult to scale effectively, and in many cases the binding constraint may be a lack of firms with job openings, rather than a lack of workers with the skills to fill these openings.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099648409282314225/IDU0376203a30f7ac04c690bd9900b63d1dbfd80
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-10576
dc.identifier.uri	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40423
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Papers; 10576
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject	WORKER SKILLS TRAINING
dc.title	Job Training and Job Search Assistance Policies in Developing Countries	en
dc.type	Working Paper
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okr.crossref.title	Job Training and Job Search Assistance Policies in Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure	2023-09-28
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okr.region.geographical	World
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.unit	DECRG: Finance & Priv Sec Devt (DECFP)
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