Testing Job Matching Services for Unemployed Educated Youth in Jordan

This note tests the extent to which search and matching frictions are the cause of high levels of unemployment for educated youth in Jordan, and whether a job matching service can reduce unemployment.

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Main Authors: Groh, Matthew, McKenzie, David, Shammout, Nour, Vishwanath, Tara
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-09
Subjects:BARRIERS TO ENTRY, CAREER, ECONOMIC COSTS, JOB OFFERS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB SEEKERS, JOBS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR MARKET, LABOR SUPPLY, MINIMUM WAGES, PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, RESEARCHERS, SEARCH COSTS, SOCIAL COSTS, SOCIETIES, TRAINING SERVICES, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNIVERSITIES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKER, WORKERS, YOUTH, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20273120/testing-job-matching-services-unemployed-educated-youth-jordan
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20429
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Summary:This note tests the extent to which search and matching frictions are the cause of high levels of unemployment for educated youth in Jordan, and whether a job matching service can reduce unemployment.