The Demand for, and Impact of, Youth Internships : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Yemen

The Demand for, and Impact of, Youth Internships : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Yemen

This paper evaluates a youth internship program in the Republic of Yemen that provided firms with a 50 percent subsidy to hire recent graduates of universities and vocational schools. The first round of the program took place in 2014 and required b...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Assaf, Nabila, Cusolito, Ana Paula
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT INTERNS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES COLLEGE ACCOUNTING LABOR PROGRAMS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEARCH INCOME UNIVERSITY GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION JOB EFFECTS PAPERS LABOR ECONOMICS TECHNICAL SKILLS EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS TRAINING PROGRAMS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS PILOT PROJECT ASSOCIATIONS TRAINING COURSE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES COMPUTER OPEN ACCESS TELEVISION WORK EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTIONS HUMAN RESOURCE LABOR MARKET VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING DISPLACEMENT LICENSE ATTRITION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES JOB EXPERIENCE LEARNING GRADUATES PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH JOB TRAINING LABOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS TEACHING RADIO FINANCE GRANTS MANUFACTURING PHONE UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY BASIC SKILLS TRAINING PDF VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORKERS SKILLS TRAINING CONTACT INFORMATION SCIENCE SOFTWARE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME RESULTS SCHOOLS VALUE ELECTRICITY WAGE SUBSIDIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAM DISADVANTAGED YOUTH LITERATURE LABOR RELATIONS PRIVATE SECTOR EARNING WORKSHOPS INTERNSHIPS ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION RESULT SECURITY BUSINESSES BUSINESS DEMAND FOR ENGINEERS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SUPPLY MARKET DEMAND YOUTH TRAINING COLLEGE GRADUATES UNIVERSITY FINDING JOBS JOB SKILLS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS SAFETY SCHOOL WAGE EMPLOYMENT PRICES UNIVERSITIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25225128/demand-impact-youth-internships-evidence-randomized-experiment-yemen http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22888

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