Do job fairs work? : lessons from a randomized experiment in Egypt
| dc.contributor.author | The American University in Cairo | |
| dc.contributor.other | Crépon, Bruno | |
| dc.contributor.other | Osman, Adam | |
| dc.contributor.other | Said, Mona | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-10T16:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-10T16:19:34Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The research aimed to bridge the mismatch between job seekers and employers and mitigate job search obstacles through improving job matching in job fairs. It studied effects of bridging general information frictions (do job seekers know about the existence of jobs fairs and how to participate in them?); labor market information frictions (what types of jobs are available in job fairs and the labor market more broadly); and capital constraints (how do the monetary costs of attending a job fair impact participation?). Participants who received both the information and travel voucher increased their job fair attendance by 9.8 percentage points (a 280% increase relative to control). | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/59739 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | YOUTH EMPLOYMENT | en |
| dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | en |
| dc.subject | LABOUR MARKET | en |
| dc.subject | ACCESS TO INFORMATION | en |
| dc.subject | JOB PLACEMENT | en |
| dc.subject | TRANSPORTATION COSTS | en |
| dc.subject | EGYPT | en |
| dc.subject | NORTH OF SAHARA | en |
| dc.title | Do job fairs work? : lessons from a randomized experiment in Egypt | en |
| dc.type | Policy Brief | en |
| idrc.copyright.holder | © 2021, AUC | |
| idrc.copyright.oapermissionsource | CC BY 4.0 | en |
| idrc.dspace.access | Open Access | en |
| idrc.project.componentnumber | 108439001 | |
| idrc.project.number | 108439 | |
| idrc.project.title | Improving the effectiveness of job fairs for young job-seekers in Egypt | en |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |
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