Testing Job Matching Services for Unemployed Educated Youth in Jordan

Testing Job Matching Services for Unemployed Educated Youth in Jordan

This note tests the extent to which search and matching frictions are the cause of high levels of unemployment for educated youth in Jordan, and whether a job matching service can reduce unemployment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Groh, Matthew, McKenzie, David, Shammout, Nour, Vishwanath, Tara
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	BARRIERS TO ENTRY CAREER ECONOMIC COSTS JOB OFFERS JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB SEEKERS JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY MINIMUM WAGES PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT PRIVATE SECTOR RESEARCHERS SEARCH COSTS SOCIAL COSTS SOCIETIES TRAINING SERVICES UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNIVERSITIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORKER WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20273120/testing-job-matching-services-unemployed-educated-youth-jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20429

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20273120/testing-job-matching-services-unemployed-educated-youth-jordan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20429