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
Description
Summary: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.

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