Economic impacts of professional training in the informal sector [electronic resource] : the case of the labor force training program in C^ote d'Ivoire

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Policy Research Working Paper, no. 3668Publication details: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2005Description: 27 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
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Summary: "The authors address the economic impact of the labor force training program (PAFPA) developed for the informal sector in C ote d'Ivoire. The data contain a subsample of the participants in the agricultural sector, tailoring sector, and the electronics sector, and a comparable control group of nonparticipants. The data have been analyzed using standard program evaluation tools, namely difference-in-difference estimators, in order to detect potential program impacts. The authors find positive economic impacts as a result of training received for some groups, namely women, the agricultural and electronics sectors, firms employing 1-3 individuals, and firms with 10 or more employees. ""--World Bank web site."
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"The authors address the economic impact of the labor force training program (PAFPA) developed for the informal sector in C ote d'Ivoire. The data contain a subsample of the participants in the agricultural sector, tailoring sector, and the electronics sector, and a comparable control group of nonparticipants. The data have been analyzed using standard program evaluation tools, namely difference-in-difference estimators, in order to detect potential program impacts. The authors find positive economic impacts as a result of training received for some groups, namely women, the agricultural and electronics sectors, firms employing 1-3 individuals, and firms with 10 or more employees. ""--World Bank web site."

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