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Life skills, employability and training for disadvantaged youth: Evidence from a randomized evaluation design

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  • Pablo Ibarraran
  • Laura Ripani
  • Bibiana Taboada
  • Juan Villa
  • Brigida Garcia

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J24, J64, O15, O17. Copyright Ibarraran et al.; licensee Springer. 2014

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  • Pablo Ibarraran & Laura Ripani & Bibiana Taboada & Juan Villa & Brigida Garcia, 2014. "Life skills, employability and training for disadvantaged youth: Evidence from a randomized evaluation design," IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 3(1), pages 1-24, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:izaldv:v:3:y:2014:i:1:p:1-24:10.1186/2193-9020-3-10
    DOI: 10.1186/2193-9020-3-10
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    Keywords

    Impact evaluation; Dominican Republic; Youth training programs; Labor market outcomes; Employment; Life skills;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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