Improving the effectiveness of job fairs for young jobseekers in Egypt
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2020-12
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This detailed report covers causes and conditions of the mismatch between employers and those seeking employment in Egypt. It then argues for the effectiveness of job fairs to bridge the recruitment gap. Lack of information is as big a constraint as monetary constraints/transportation costs in job fair attendance. A travel voucher treatment was cross-randomized with information supply and shows that people who received both the information and the voucher increased their job fair attendance by 9.8 percentage points (a 280% increase relative to control). The report also includes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market.
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YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LABOUR MARKET, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, JOB PLACEMENT, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, COVID-19, EGYPT, NORTH OF SAHARA