We use a field experiment to test whether financial incentives can improve the quality of
apprenticeship training. Trainers (firm owners) in the treatment group participated in a …

Can personalized mentorship by experienced workers rectify labor market misconceptions
among young job seekers, ultimately enhancing their labor market trajectories? To answer …

Job seekers face substantial information frictions, especially in international labor markets
where intermediaries match prospective migrants with overseas employers. We conducted a …

We evaluate the impacts of a randomized job-fair intervention in which jobseekers and
employers can meet at low cost. The intervention generates few hires, but it lowers …

This paper presents evidence on the short and long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis on
India's rural youth. We interviewed about 2,000 vocational trainees from Bihar and …

This study explores the internal logic and influence mechanism of government-provided
vocational skills training (GPVST) and migrant workers' income level (IL) and income …

This paper presents evidence on the short and long-term impact of the first COVID-19 wave
on India's rural youth. We interviewed about 2,000 vocational trainees from Bihar and …

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world search for a job, while millions
of firms look for new recruits. Their efforts enable a large number of households to secure a …

Based on a randomized controlled trial conducted on extremely poor youths in Nepal, we
report the impact of a vocational training program that offered long-duration training …

We use a randomized controlled trial to examine the short-and mid-term impacts of a best-
practice training program on (non-) employment outcomes in Ghana. Overall the program …