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Soft Skills or Hard Cash? The Impact of Training and Wage Subsidy Programs on Female Youth Employment in Jordan

Throughout the Middle East, unemployment rates of educated youth have been persistently high and female labor force participation, low. This paper studies the impact of a randomized experiment in Jordan designed to assist female community college g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Groh, Matthew, Krishnan, Nandini, McKenzie, David, Vishwanath, Tara
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
ACCESS TO JOBS
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICY
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
AGE GROUPS
ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN
ATTRITION
BANK ACCOUNT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
CAREERS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CLASSROOM
CLASSROOM TRAINING
CLERKS
COLLEGE GRADUATES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CURRICULUM
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISADVANTAGED GROUP
DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
DISADVANTAGED YOUTH
DISPLACEMENT
DISPLACEMENT EFFECT
DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS
EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
EMPLOYMENT RATE
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EMPOWERMENT
ENROLLMENT
FAMILIES
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
FINANCIAL MEANS
FINDING JOBS
FINDING WORK
FIRM SIZE
FIRM SURVEY
FIRM SURVEYS
FORMAL SCHOOLING
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GIRLS
GROUP TRAINING
GROUP WORKER
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
HOUSEHOLD WEALTH
INCOME
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVENTIONS
INVENTORY
JOB EXPERIENCE
JOB SATISFACTION
JOB SEARCH
JOBS
LABOR ECONOMICS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR LAW
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR REGULATIONS
LABOR RELATIONS
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIBRARIES
LIFE SKILLS
LITERATURE
LOCAL UNIVERSITIES
LOW EMPLOYMENT
MALE WORKERS
MENTAL HEALTH
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MOTIVATION
NURSERY SCHOOL
NURSERY SCHOOLS
OCCUPATIONS
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
OPEN ACCESS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
PAPERS
PARTICIPATION RATES
PAYROLL TAXES
PERSONALITY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
PREJUDICE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE FIRMS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITY
PRIVATE SECTOR JOB
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
PUBLIC FINANCE
PUBLIC SECTOR JOB
RESEARCHERS
SCHOOLS
SECRETARIES
SKILLED WORKERS
SKILLS TRAINING
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOURCE OF INCOME
SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
TEMPORARY JOBS
TRAINING COMPONENT
TRAINING CONTENT
TRAINING COSTS
TRAINING COURSE
TRAINING FACILITIES
TRAINING GROUP
TRAINING IMPACT
TRAINING INDIVIDUALS
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING VOUCHER
TUITION
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
UNIVERSITY GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
VOUCHERS
WAGE EMPLOYMENT
WAGE SUBSIDIES
WAGE SUBSIDY
WAGE SUBSIDY EVALUATIONS
WAGE SUBSIDY INTERVENTION
WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
WOMAN
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKING CONDITIONS
WORKING HOURS
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16530040/soft-skills-or-hard-cash-impact-training-wage-subsidy-programs-female-youth-employment-jordan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11970

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16530040/soft-skills-or-hard-cash-impact-training-wage-subsidy-programs-female-youth-employment-jordan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11970

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