Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face a rapidly growing population and labor force in demand of good jobs. Ethiopia has reacted to this challenge by prioritizing large-scale industrial development through the construction of industrial parks to...

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Main Authors:	Abebe, Girum, Buehren, Niklas, Goldstein, Markus
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	INDUSTRIAL PARKS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FACTORY JOB GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS JOB ASSISTANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/400881595340716051/Short-Run-Welfare-Impacts-of-Factory-Jobs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34171

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spelling	okr-10986-341712022-09-20T00:11:57Z Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia Abebe, Girum Buehren, Niklas Goldstein, Markus INDUSTRIAL PARKS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FACTORY JOB GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS JOB ASSISTANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face a rapidly growing population and labor force in demand of good jobs. Ethiopia has reacted to this challenge by prioritizing large-scale industrial development through the construction of industrial parks to drive exports, job creation, and growth. However, the African experience with industrial parks so far has been mixed. To provide further evidence on the welfare effects of factory jobs in Ethiopia, this study conducted an experiment that facilitated the job application and onboarding process for young female job seekers at three factories. Using panel data from 827 applicants, the study finds that the extra support increased the likelihood of being employed in the treatment group in the short run, largely driven by wage and factory work. Further, the intervention raised reported monthly income by nearly 30 percent in the treatment group. However, the study also finds an adverse impact on health outcomes as well as downward adjustments of applicants' expectations and perceptions of the earnings potential and desirability of factory work in response to the treatment. 2020-07-23T13:40:57Z 2020-07-23T13:40:57Z 2020-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/400881595340716051/Short-Run-Welfare-Impacts-of-Factory-Jobs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34171 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9325 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 Africa Ethiopia
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topic	INDUSTRIAL PARKS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FACTORY JOB GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS JOB ASSISTANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle	INDUSTRIAL PARKS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FACTORY JOB GENDER INNOVATION LAB AFRICA GENDER POLICY WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT EXPORTS JOB ASSISTANCE WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Abebe, Girum Buehren, Niklas Goldstein, Markus Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
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description	Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa face a rapidly growing population and labor force in demand of good jobs. Ethiopia has reacted to this challenge by prioritizing large-scale industrial development through the construction of industrial parks to drive exports, job creation, and growth. However, the African experience with industrial parks so far has been mixed. To provide further evidence on the welfare effects of factory jobs in Ethiopia, this study conducted an experiment that facilitated the job application and onboarding process for young female job seekers at three factories. Using panel data from 827 applicants, the study finds that the extra support increased the likelihood of being employed in the treatment group in the short run, largely driven by wage and factory work. Further, the intervention raised reported monthly income by nearly 30 percent in the treatment group. However, the study also finds an adverse impact on health outcomes as well as downward adjustments of applicants' expectations and perceptions of the earnings potential and desirability of factory work in response to the treatment.
format	Working Paper
author	Abebe, Girum Buehren, Niklas Goldstein, Markus
author_facet	Abebe, Girum Buehren, Niklas Goldstein, Markus
author_sort	Abebe, Girum
title	Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
title_short	Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
title_full	Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
title_sort	short-run welfare impacts of factory jobs : experimental evidence from ethiopia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/400881595340716051/Short-Run-Welfare-Impacts-of-Factory-Jobs-Experimental-Evidence-from-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34171
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Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

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