Jobs are the primary policy concern of policymakers in many countries. The 2007–2008
global financial crisis, rising demographic pressures, high unemployment rates, and …

Purpose Positive youth development (PYD) has served as a framework for youth programs
in high-income countries since the 1990s and has demonstrated broad behavioral health …

The present chapter promotes PYD scholarship in Latin America by testing the 7Cs model of
competence, confidence, character, caring, connection, contribution and creativity in …

This paper studies the effects of an oversubscribed job-training program on skills and labor-
market outcomes using both survey and administrative data. Overall, vocational training …

Youth in many low-income countries are entering the labor force in unprecedented numbers,
yet many struggle to secure rewarding livelihoods. This paper outlines the economic …

This paper shows that self-employment opportunities shape the market power of employers
in low-income countries, with implications for industrial development. Using data from Peru …

This study aims to reduce ambiguity in theoretical and empirical underpinning by
synthesizing various knowledge concepts through a systematic review of barriers and …

Identifying the right human capital investments for disadvantaged youths is a key policy
concern worldwide, yet almost no rigorous evidence on the long-run effects of these …

We use a randomized experiment to benchmark a workforce training program to cash
transfers in Rwanda. Conducted in a sample of poor and underemployed youth, this study …

Trade is a well-established driver of growth and poverty reduction. But changes in trade
policy also have distributional impacts that create winners and losers. It is vital to understand …