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Empirical Tests on Intermediation Programmes and Labour Market Accessibility in Morocco: A Comparative Study

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  • Zakaria Mansouri

    (Ibn Tofail University)

  • Jaouad Laamire

    (Hassan I University)

  • Mariem Liouaeddine

    (Ibn Tofail University)

Abstract

Year after year, labour market intermediaries (LMIs) play an important role in facilitating the entry of workers into the labour market and improving the matching quality between employees and employers as reported by Autor (Studies of Labor Market Intermediation 2009). In Morocco, there are different types of intermediation agencies that offer various services, such as direct placement, training, and subsidised employment. The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of two types of these LMIs, namely placement agencies and subsidised employment agencies (specifically, the “IDMAJ” programme), on labour market insertion in Morocco. To achieve this objective, we employed the double-difference method using data from the High Commission of Planning (HCP) “employment” surveys conducted in 2012 and 2015, as well as the matching method using data from the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training’s 2010 survey. The results of our analysis indicate that placement intermediaries contribute significantly in improving employment rates amongst beneficiaries, while the IDMAJ programme has a positive but statistically weak impact on reducing unemployment. Our study is one among several that evaluate the effectiveness of active labour market policies (ALMPs) in Morocco, including Chatri et al. (J Labour Mark Res 55:17, 2021), and Saadi, Laamire, and EL Abbassi (Les Cahiers du Plan, (53), 55–67, 2021).

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  • Zakaria Mansouri & Jaouad Laamire & Mariem Liouaeddine, 2024. "Empirical Tests on Intermediation Programmes and Labour Market Accessibility in Morocco: A Comparative Study," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 67(4), pages 1073-1088, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijlaec:v:67:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s41027-024-00545-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s41027-024-00545-x
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    Keywords

    Labour market; Active labour market policies; Impact evaluation; Double difference; Matching;
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    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
    • J45 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Public Sector Labor Markets
    • J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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