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The Demand for, and Impact of, Youth Internships: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Yemen

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dc.contributor.authorAssaf, Nabila
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorCusolito, Ana Paula
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-05T20:00:09Z
dc.date.available2015-11-05T20:00:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates a youth internship program in the Republic of Yemen that provided firms with a 50 percent subsidy to hire recent graduates of universities and vocational schools. The first round of the program took place in 2014 and required both firms and youth to apply for the program. The paper examines the demand for such a program, and finds that in the context of an economy facing substantial political and economic uncertainty, it appears there is an oversupply of graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and a relative undersupply of graduates in marketing and business. Conditional on the types of graduates firms were looking to hire as interns, applicants were then randomly chosen for the program. Receiving an internship resulted in an almost doubling of work experience in 2014, and a 73 percent increase in income during this period compared with the control group. A short-term follow-up survey conducted just as civil conflict was breaking out shows that internship recipients had better employment outcomes than the control group in the first five months after the program ended.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25225128/demand-impact-youth-internships-evidence-randomized-experiment-yemen
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7463
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22888
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7463
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSKILLS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINTERNS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectCOLLEGE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectLABOR PROGRAMS
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSEARCH
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSKILLS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SKILLS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECT
dc.subjectASSOCIATIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCOMPUTER
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectGRADUATES
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT SKILLS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectPDF
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectCONTACT INFORMATION
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectSOFTWARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OUTCOME
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAM
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED YOUTH
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectWORKSHOPS
dc.subjectINTERNSHIPS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ENGINEERS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SCHOOL
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectYOUTH TRAINING
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY
dc.subjectFINDING JOBS
dc.subjectJOB SKILLS
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSCHOOL
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUNIVERSITIES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.titleThe Demand for, and Impact of, Youth Internshipsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Randomized Experiment in Yemenen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Demand for, and Impact of, Youth Internships: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Yemen
okr.date.disclosure2015-10-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:13:57.070238Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25225128/demand-impact-youth-internships-evidence-randomized-experiment-yemen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7463
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryYemen, Republic of
okr.topicE-Business
okr.topicLabor Policies
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicVocational and Technical Education
okr.topicLabor Markets
okr.topicEducation
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
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