Papers and Briefs

2016

“What works” Research Brief No. 2

Promoting employment by providing active support through CCT programmes

11 March 2016

The “What Works” Research Brief No. 2 discusses the most recent evidence on the effectiveness of active labour market measures in increasing employability and job quality of conditional cash transfers (CCT) beneficiaries. It draws from new knowledge on the effectiveness of these type of programmes summarized in the Synthesis Report “What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean” and the particular experience of a programme implemented in Argentina that provided skills upgrading and job placement support to eligible beneficiaries of the CCT programme Plan Jefes.
What works in short: Research Brief No. 1

Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

11 March 2016

The “What Works” Research Brief No. 1 provides an overview of the main findings and policy conclusions of the research project “What works: Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean”. The brief presents the motivation of the research project and its main outputs, as well as the key research findings and policy recommendations drawn from the Synthesis Report of the same name.
Research Department Working Paper n°10

Do public employment services improve employment outcomes? Evidence from Colombia

11 March 2016

The paper assesses the effects of participation in the Public Employment Service (PES) in Colombia by means of propensity score matching.
Research Department Working Paper n°9

A review of the effectiveness of Active Labour Market Programmes with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean

11 March 2016