Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project
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- Ivaschenko,Oleksiy & Naidoo,Darian & Newhouse,David Locke & Sultan,Sonya M., 2017. "Can public works programs reduce youth crime ? evidence from Papua New Guinea's urban youth employment project," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8032, The World Bank.
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JEL classification:
- J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
- J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy
- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
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