Cho, YoonyoungKalomba, DavieMobarak, Ahmed MushfiqOrozco, Victor2013-09-272013-09-272013-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15905This paper provides experimental evidence on the effects of vocational and entrepreneurial training for Malawian youth, in an environment where access to schooling and formal sector employment is extremely low. It tracks a large fraction of program drop-outs -- a common phenomenon in the training evaluation literature -- and examines the determinants and consequences of dropping out and how it mediates the effects of such programs. The analysis finds that women make decisions in a more constrained environment, and their participation is affected by family obligations. Participation is more expensive for them, resulting in worse training experience. The training results in skills development, continued investment in human capital, and improved well-being, with more positive effects for men, but no improvements in labor market outcomes in the short run.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SCHOOLINGACCOUNTINGADULTSAPPRENTICESHIP TRAININGATTRITIONBARGAININGCAPITAL INVESTMENTCHILDBIRTHCLASSROOMCONDOMCONDOM USECRAFTSMENCURRICULADEPENDENT CHILDRENDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDROP-OUTSDROPOUTDROPOUT RATESECONOMICSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGEXCESS FERTILITYFAMILY RESPONSIBILITYFAMILY SUPPORTFEMALE PARTICIPANTSFEMALE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE YOUTHFORMAL EDUCATIONGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DIFFERENTIALSGENERAL EDUCATIONGENERAL EQUILIBRIUMGIRLSHIGH DROP-OUT RATESHIGH SCHOOLHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESJOB TRAININGLABOR ECONOMICSLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKET POLICYLABOURLABOUR MARKETLITERACYLOW LEVELS OF EDUCATIONMIGRATIONMUSLIM WOMENNATIONAL AIDSNATIONAL AIDS COMMISSIONNUMBER OF ADULTSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITIONOCCUPATIONSORPHANSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOOR GIRLSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRODUCTIVITYPROGRESSRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORRURAL AREASSCHOOL CURRICULASCHOOL DROPOUTSSECONDARY SCHOOLSELF-ASSESSMENTSELF-ESTEEMSEXUAL PARTNERSEXUALLY ACTIVESKILL ACQUISITIONSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILLS ACQUISITIONSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROGRAMSTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTECHNICAL SKILLSTRAINEESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT DURATIONURBAN AREASVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYWAGESWORKFORCEYOUNG AGEYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUNG WORKERSYOUTHYOUTH EMPLOYMENTWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6545