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Contemporaneous and Post-Program Impacts of a Public Works Program: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire

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dc.contributor.authorBertrand, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorCrépon, Bruno
dc.contributor.authorMarguerie, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorPremand, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-05T19:12:55Z
dc.date.available2017-10-05T19:12:55Z
dc.date.issued2017-05-23
dc.description.abstractPublic works are one of the most popular safety net and employment policy instruments in thedeveloping world, despite limited evidence on their effectiveness and optimal design features.This paper presents results on contemporaneous and post-program impacts from a public worksintervention in Côte d'Ivoire. The program provided 7 months of temporary employment inroad maintenance to urban youths. Participants self-selected to apply for the public works jobs,which paid the formal minimum wage and were randomized among applicants. Randomizedsub-sets of beneficiaries also received complementary training on basic entrepreneurship or jobsearch skills. During the program, results show limited contemporaneous impacts of publicworks on the level of employment, but a shift in the composition of employment towards thebetter-paid public works wage jobs. A year after the end of the program, there are no lastingimpacts on the level or composition of employment, although positive impacts are observed onearnings through higher productivity in non-agricultural self-employment. Large heterogeneityin impacts are found, particularly during the program. Results from machine learningtechniques suggest potential trade-offs between maximizing contemporaneous and postprogramimpacts. Traditional heterogeneity analysis shows that a range of practical targetingmechanisms perform as well as the machine learning benchmark, leading to strongercontemporaneous and post-program benefits without sharp trade-offs. Overall, departing fromself-targeting based on the formal minimum wage would lead to strong improvements inprogram cost-effectiveness.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361281506439891614/Contemporaneous-and-post-program-impacts-of-a-public-works-program-evidence-from-Côte-dIvoire
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28460
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28460
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.titleContemporaneous and Post-Program Impacts of a Public Works Programen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Côte d'Ivoireen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleContemporaneous and Post-Program Impacts of a Public Works Program
okr.date.disclosure2017-09-26
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361281506439891614/Contemporaneous-and-post-program-impacts-of-a-public-works-program-evidence-from-Côte-dIvoire
okr.guid361281506439891614
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/28460
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b085010364_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum28008200
okr.identifier.report120065
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCote d'Ivoire
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.unitSocial Protection & Labor AFR W (GSP07)
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