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 Yemen. The authors examine the demand for the program, and find an oversupply of graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and a relative undersupply of graduates in marketing...

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Main Authors:	McKenzie, David, Assaf, Nabila, Cusolito, Ana Paula
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SKILLS JOBS EMPLOYMENT INTERNS E-MAIL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES COLLEGE RIGHTS ACCOUNTING LABOR PROGRAMS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SEARCH INCOME UNIVERSITY GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SKILLS DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION JOB EFFECTS COPYRIGHT LABOR ECONOMICS TECHNICAL SKILLS EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS TRAINING PROGRAMS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS PILOT PROJECT ASSOCIATIONS TRAINING COURSE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES COMPUTER TELEVISION WORK EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATIONS INSTITUTIONS HUMAN RESOURCE LABOR MARKET LINK DATA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS MATHEMATICS TRAINING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS JOB OPPORTUNITIES ON-THE-JOB TRAINING DISPLACEMENT LICENSE ATTRITION MARKETING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES JOB EXPERIENCE LEARNING GRADUATES RESEARCH MATERIAL JOB TRAINING LABOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS TEACHING LED RADIO FINANCE GRANTS TELEPHONE MANUFACTURING PHONE UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY BASIC SKILLS TRAINING GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM PDF VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORKERS SKILLS TRAINING CONTACT INFORMATION SCIENCE SOFTWARE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME RESULTS SCHOOLS VALUE ELECTRICITY WAGE SUBSIDIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAM DISADVANTAGED YOUTH FAX LITERATURE LABOR RELATIONS EARNING WORKSHOPS INTERNSHIPS ECONOMICS QUERIES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION RESULT ICT LICENSES SECURITY BUSINESSES BUSINESS DEMAND FOR ENGINEERS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL SUPPLY MARKET DEMAND YOUTH TRAINING COLLEGE GRADUATES LAW UNIVERSITY FINDING JOBS JOB SKILLS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTCOMES EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS SAFETY SCHOOL WAGE EMPLOYMENT PRICES USES UNIVERSITIES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25877902/demand-impact-youth-internships-evidence-randomized-experiment-yemen http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23756

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