Non-Public Provision of Active Labor Market Programs in Arab-Mediterranean Countries

Angel-Urdinola, Diego F.; Semlali, Amina; Brodmann, Stefanie

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“…To our knowledge, the analysis of the Tunisian entrepreneurship track provides the first experimental evidence on the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education targeted to university students 3 , as well as the first evidence on entrepreneurship-support interventions in the Middle East and North Africa (Angel-Urdinola et al, 2010). Furthermore, we analyze the effectiveness 1 The program was implemented in all Tunisian universities delivering licences appliquées, including Ez-Zitouna, Jendouba, Gabès, Gafsa, Tunis, Kairouan, Mannouba, Monastir, Carthage, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, and Tunis El-Manar.…”

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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

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Almeida

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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

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“…In theory, a positive correlation between GDP growth and employment growth should exist. However, empirical evidence shows that the African Mediterranean countries have recently experienced jobless growth (Angel et al 2010). A similar pattern can be observed in Sub-Saharan Africa that experienced a GDP growth of about 4.5%, yet insufficient job creation between 2000 and 2012 (Filmer & Fox, 2014).…”

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“…Private sector dynamism suffers from unpredictable policy changes, deficient implementation and poor access to credit, and distort input prices thereby increasing the relative cost of labor (Angel et al 2010). Skills mismatches due to lack of training and education play key roles.…”

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Expanding Youth Employment in the Arab Region and Africa

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Kofol

2017

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThe low level and adverse trends of youth employment in Africa and in the Middle East in the last decade are key driving factors of poverty, stress migration, frustration and political instability. There needs to be a sense of urgency to change the situation. How can employment, especially for youth, be created rapidly in these regions? The paper discusses different policies for the generation of mass employment of both skilled and unskilled labor. The sectoral priorities differ within the regions, with rural and agricultural jobs playing a more significant role in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Both SSA and the Arab region show potentials for largescale public works programs. Un-orthodox economic policy actions are called for due to the pressing nature of the youth unemployment situation. These policies should aim at generating productive employment improving skills, and can be implemented both at the central and at the local level. Countries should be responsible for ownership, accountability and self-monitoring of policies and programs. Large scale international funding support should be considered when planning, implementation and supervision are actually credible and results oriented.

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“…Demand-driven active labor market policies targeted at unemployed youth and adults or other disadvantaged groups who have left the education system which include employer involvement and various mixes of job-search assistance, work experience, job training, remedial education, and direct job creation have been shown to be effective at increasing employability skills and reducing unemployment (Quintini, Martin et al 2007). However, evidence from industrial and developing countries shows that the use of active labor market programs are more effective as shortterm measures than as remedies for market failures in the skills formation system or structural problems in labor markets (Angel-Urdinola, Semlali et al 2010). …”

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A Conceptual Model of National Skills Formation for Knowledge-Based Economic Development

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2011

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Non-Public Provision of Active Labor Market Programs in Arab-Mediterranean Countries

Cited by 22 publications

References 6 publications

Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Tunisia

Expanding Youth Employment in the Arab Region and Africa

A Conceptual Model of National Skills Formation for Knowledge-Based Economic Development

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