Coding Bootcamps for Female Digital Employment : Evidence from an RCT in Argentina and Colombia
This paper evaluates the short-term causal effects of a high-quality, intensive, part-time computer coding bootcamp for women on skill acquisition and employment outcomes. Spots were offered in an oversubscribed coding course to a random subset of...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670761624977598623/Coding-Bootcamps-for-Female-Digital-Employment-Evidence-from-an-RCT-in-Argentina-and-Colombia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35892 |
| Summary: | This paper evaluates the short-term
causal effects of a high-quality, intensive, part-time
computer coding bootcamp for women on skill acquisition and
employment outcomes. Spots were offered in an oversubscribed
coding course to a random subset of applicants in Buenos
Aires, Argentina, and Bogotá, Colombia. The applicants who
were chosen received a scholarship that covered most of the
tuition costs of the course. Follow-up data collected
shortly after the bootcamp ended indicate that the program
increased participants’ coding skills, as well as their
probability of finding a job in technology. Compared with
other jobs, technology jobs are more likely to offer
flexible hours and work-from-home arrangements, and generate
higher job satisfaction. These results are interpreted as an
improvement in overall job quality. Moreover, the paper
compares the employment situation of the sample before and
during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak. The
evidence indicates that the program increased participants’
resilience to a downturn in the labor market. |
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