Active Labour Market Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19035103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Verónica Escudero (0000-0002-4088-3739, International Labour Organization, corresponding author), Jochen Kluve (RWI and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany), Elva López Mourelo (Country Office for Argentina, International Labour Organization, Buenos Aires, Argentina), C Pignatti (0000-0003-2438-7038, International Labour Organization) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2644-2661 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220388.2018.1546843 |
| OpenAlex | W2760744913 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 25 |
We present a systematic review and meta-analysis of impact evaluations of active labour market programmes (ALMPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We extract 296 impact estimates from 51 programme evaluations to analyse the effects of participation on employment, earnings, hours worked, and formality. Our analysis finds that the probabilities of being employed and in formal employment are the labour market indicators most likely to be positively affected by ALMPs in LAC. Moreover, ALMPs are more successful among women and youth and when they are implemented during periods of economic expansion. Training programmes increase both formal employment and earnings; training is particularly effective when it is more intensive and when explicitly targeting poor individuals
Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Formality · Latin Americans · Meta-analysis · Meta-regression · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Law · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |