The demand for, and impact of, youth internships : evidence from a randomized experiment in Yemen (English)

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 and business. Conditional on the types of graduates firms were looking to hire, applicants were then randomly chosen for the program. Receiving an internship resulted in an almost doubling of work experience...

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Mckenzie,David J.;

Assaf,Nabila;

Cusolito,Ana Paula;
Document Date
2016/02/05
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
AUS8999
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Yemen, Yemen, Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/02/22
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The demand for, and impact of, youth internships : evidence from a randomized experiment in Yemen
Keywords
Fragile & Conflict-Affected States

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

RY-Internship Impact Evaluation -- P149513

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

Theme

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies,FY17 - Health Service Delivery,FY17 - Adolescent Health,FY17 - Enterprise Development,FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access,FY17 - Child Health,FY17 - MSME Finance,FY17 - MSME Development

Sector

FY17 - Other Industry, Trade and Services

TF No/Name

TF017616-Enterprise Revitalization and Employment Pilot (EREP) in Yemen

Topics

Education, Skills Development and Labor Market,Gender,Information and Communication Technologies,Jobs,Vocational Education and Technical Training,

Historic SubTopics

Gender and Development, Information Technology, Labor Markets, Vocational & Technical Education,

Unit Owning

DECRG: Finance & Priv Sec Devt (DECFP); T&C GP-MENA - IBRD (GTC05)

Originating Unit

DECRG: Finance & Priv Sec Devt (DECFP)

Version Type

Final

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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Mckenzie,David J.; Assaf,Nabila; Cusolito,Ana Paula.

The demand for, and impact of, youth internships : evidence from a randomized experiment in Yemen (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914161468137088481

The demand for, and impact of, youth internships : evidence from a randomized experiment in Yemen (English)

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