Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia

The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia is assessed through a randomized controlled trial. Mongolia, a transitional country whose economic structure shift...

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Main Authors:	Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura, Batchuluun, Altantsetseg, Dalkhjav, Bayarmaa, Galdo, Jose
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB QUALITY RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398311588270393393/Demand-Driven-Youth-Training-Programs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Mongolia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33708

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spelling	okr-10986-337082022-09-20T00:13:08Z Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura Batchuluun, Altantsetseg Dalkhjav, Bayarmaa Galdo, Jose VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB QUALITY RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia is assessed through a randomized controlled trial. Mongolia, a transitional country whose economic structure shifted from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a free-market economy over a relatively short period, offers a new setting in which to test the effectiveness of market-based active-labor-market policies. Results show short-term positive impacts on self-employment and skills match, while positive but uncertain effects emerge for employment and earnings. Substantial heterogeneity emerges as relatively older, richer, and better-educated individuals drive these positive effects. A second intervention, in which participants were randomly assigned to receive newsletters with information on market returns to vocational training, shows statistically meaningful effects on the length of exposure to the program (i.e., number of training days attended). These positive impacts, however, do not lead to higher employment or greater earnings. 2020-05-07T15:06:40Z 2020-05-07T15:06:40Z 2020-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398311588270393393/Demand-Driven-Youth-Training-Programs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Mongolia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33708 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9226 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Mongolia
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spellingShingle	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING VOCATIONAL TRAINING LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB QUALITY RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura Batchuluun, Altantsetseg Dalkhjav, Bayarmaa Galdo, Jose Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
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description	The effectiveness of a demand-driven vocational-training program for disadvantaged youth in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia is assessed through a randomized controlled trial. Mongolia, a transitional country whose economic structure shifted from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a free-market economy over a relatively short period, offers a new setting in which to test the effectiveness of market-based active-labor-market policies. Results show short-term positive impacts on self-employment and skills match, while positive but uncertain effects emerge for employment and earnings. Substantial heterogeneity emerges as relatively older, richer, and better-educated individuals drive these positive effects. A second intervention, in which participants were randomly assigned to receive newsletters with information on market returns to vocational training, shows statistically meaningful effects on the length of exposure to the program (i.e., number of training days attended). These positive impacts, however, do not lead to higher employment or greater earnings.
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author	Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura Batchuluun, Altantsetseg Dalkhjav, Bayarmaa Galdo, Jose
author_facet	Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura Batchuluun, Altantsetseg Dalkhjav, Bayarmaa Galdo, Jose
author_sort	Alzua Soyolmaa Batbekh, Maria Laura
title	Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
title_short	Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
title_full	Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
title_fullStr	Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
title_full_unstemmed	Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia
title_sort	demand-driven youth training programs : experimental evidence from mongolia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398311588270393393/Demand-Driven-Youth-Training-Programs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Mongolia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33708
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Demand-Driven Youth Training Programs : Experimental Evidence from Mongolia

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