Can Public Works Programs Reduce Youth Crime? : Evidence from Papua New Guinea's Urban Youth Employment Project

Can Public Works Programs Reduce Youth Crime? : Evidence from Papua New Guinea's Urban Youth Employment Project

Crime rates in Papua New Guinea's capital city of Port Moresby are among the highest in the world. Few youth work, and good jobs are scarce. In 2013, the National Capital District Commission partnered with the World Bank to implement the Urban...

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Main Authors: Ivaschenko, Oleksiy, Naidoo, Darian, Newhouse, David, Sultan, Sonya
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC WORK PROGRAMS
YOUTH CRIME
JOB TRAINING
PUBLIC WORKS
LABOR MARKET
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/417571492540309698/Can-public-works-programs-reduce-youth-crime-evidence-from-Papua-New-Guineas-urban-youth-employment-project
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26470

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/417571492540309698/Can-public-works-programs-reduce-youth-crime-evidence-from-Papua-New-Guineas-urban-youth-employment-project
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26470

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