youth unemployment
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Helping jobseekers signal their skills: A cost-effective strategy benefitting workers and firms
Signalling interventions bridge the information gap between firms and workers, helping jobseekers target their search, improve their applications and boost earnings while offering large potential aggregate gains.
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Higher education in low- and middle-income countries
What do we know, and what do we need to know, about higher education in low- and middle-income countries?
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The power of mentorship: Bridging the information gap to tackle youth unemployment
The ‘Meet your Future’ programme in Uganda improved employment outcomes for young job-seekers by fostering realistic job expectations
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When goals get in the way: Imperfect information in job search in South Africa
Reducing transport costs and increasing exposure to the labour market leads to job seekers improving targeting in the job search
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Do apprenticeships work?
Evidence from Uganda suggests that vocational training is more effective in tackling youth unemployment than apprenticeships
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The political economy of donor funding: Insights from USAID
How does USAID decide how and where to channel its efforts?